Gemfibrozil treatment: a comparison with clofibrate
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- DOI: 10.1177/00359157760690S222
Gemfibrozil treatment: a comparison with clofibrate
Abstract
Gemfibrozil was found to be an effective hypotriglyceridaemic agent in types IV, IIb and V hyperlipoproteinaemia. When given at a dose level of 800 mg/day its activity was nearly of the same order of magnitude as 1.5 g/day of clofibrate.
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