Clofibrate

Also indexed as:

Atromid-S

Clofibrate is a drug used to lower cholesterol in people with high blood cholesterol. It is rarely used, due to the possibility of liver damage and the availability of safer, more effective drugs.

Summary of Interactions for Clofibrate

Vitamin B12

Clofibrate has been reported to reduce absorption of vitamin B12.¹

Milk thistle (Silibum marianum)

Although there have been no clinical studies, use of milk thistle with clofibrate may theoretically lower the risk of liver side effects associated with the drug. People may take a standardized milk thistle extract supplying 70-80% silymarin at an amount of 200 mg three times per day.

1. Robinson C, Weigly E. Basic Nutrition and Diet Therapy. New York: Macmillan, 1984, 46-54.

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