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GEMFIBROZIL (UNII: Q8X02027X3) (GEMFIBROZIL - UNII:Q8X02027X3)
Exelan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
GEMFIBROZIL
GEMFIBROZIL 600 mg
ORAL
PRESCRIPTION DRUG
Gemfibrozil Tablets are indicated as adjunctive therapy to diet for: 1. Treatment of adult patients with very high elevations of serum triglyceride levels (Types IV and V hyperlipidemia) who present a risk of pancreatitis and who do not respond adequately to a determined dietary effort to control them. Patients who present such risk typically have serum triglycerides over 2,000 mg/dL and have elevations of VLDL-cholesterol as well as fasting chylomicrons (Type V hyperlipidemia). Subjects who consistently have total serum or plasma triglycerides below 1,000 mg/dL are unlikely to present a risk of pancreatitis. Gemfibrozil therapy may be considered for those subjects with triglyceride elevations between 1,000 and 2,000 mg/dL who have a history of pancreatitis or of recurrent abdominal pain typical of pancreatitis. It is recognized that some Type IV patients with triglycerides under 1,000 mg/dL may, through dietary or alcoholic indiscretion, convert to a Type V pattern with massive triglyceride elevations acco
Gemfibrozil Tablets, USP Supplied as White film-coated, capsule shaped, biconvex tablets de-bossed with I on the left side of bisect and G on the right side of bisect on one side and 225 on the other. NDC 76282-225-60: Bottles of 60 NDC 76282-225-18: Bottles of 100 NDC 76282-225-05: Bottles of 500 Store at controlled room temperature 20° - 25°C (68° - 77°F) [see USP]. Protect from light and humidity. Preserve in tight containers. Manufactured by: InvaGen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a subsidiary of Cipla Ltd.) Hauppauge, NY 11788 Manufactured for: Exelan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Boca Raton, FL 33432 Revised: 01/2021 To report SUSPECTED ADVERSE REACTIONS, Exelan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. at 1-866-604-3268 or FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or www.fda.gov/medwatch.
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GEMFIBROZIL- GEMFIBROZIL TABLET, FILM COATED EXELAN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. ---------- GEMFIBROZIL TABLETS, USP 600 MG RX ONLY DESCRIPTION Gemfibrozil, USP is a lipid regulating agent. It is available as tablets for oral administration. Each tablet contains 600 mg gemfibrozil. Each tablet also contains the following inactive ingredients: colloidal silicon dioxide, NF; croscarmellose sodium, NF; calcium stearate, NF; microcrystalline cellulose, NF; methylcellulose, USP and opadry white. The chemical name is 5-(2,5-dimethylphenoxy)-2,2-dimethylpentanoic acid, with the following structural formula: The empirical formula is C H O and the molecular weight is 250.35; the solubility in water and acid is 0.0019% and in dilute base it is greater than 1%. The melting point is 58° to 61°C. Gemfibrozil is a white solid which is stable under ordinary conditions. CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY Gemfibrozil is a lipid regulating agent which decreases serum triglycerides and very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) cholesterol, and increases high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol. While modest decreases in total and low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol may be observed with gemfibrozil therapy, treatment of patients with elevated triglycerides due to Type IV hyperlipoproteinemia often results in a rise in LDL- cholesterol. LDL-cholesterol levels in Type IIb patients with elevations of both serum LDL-cholesterol and triglycerides are, in general, minimally affected by gemfibrozil treatment; however, gemfibrozil usually raises HDLcholesterol significantly in this group. Gemfibrozil increases levels of high density lipoprotein (HDL) subfractions HDL and HDL , as well as apolipoproteins AI and AII. Epidemiological studies have shown that both low HDL-cholesterol and high LDL-cholesterol are independent risk factors for coronary heart disease. In the primary prevention component of the Helsinki Heart Study, in which 4,081 male patients between the ages of 40 and 55 were studied in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled fashion, gemf read_full_document