Fibrate
| Fibrates | |
|---|---|
| Drug class | |
Fenofibrate, one of the most popular fibrates | |
| Class identifiers | |
| Use | hypertriglyceridemia and hypercholesterolaemia |
| ATC code | C10AB |
| Biological target | PPAR |
| Clinical data | |
| WebMD | MedicineNet |
| External links | |
| MeSH | D058607 |
| Legal status | |
| In Wikidata | |
In pharmacology, the fibrates are a class of amphipathic carboxylic acids and esters. They are derivatives of fibric acid (phenoxyisobutyric acid). They are used for a range of metabolic disorders, mainly hypercholesterolemia (high cholesterol), and are therefore hypolipidemic agents.