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. 1976;69(Suppl 2):88–89. doi: 10.1177/00359157760690S222

Gemfibrozil treatment: a comparison with clofibrate.

A N Howard, P Ghosh
PMCID: PMC1864044  PMID: 190609

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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