noun
- A class of medications used to treat high cholesterol and triglycerides by reducing fat production in the liver.
Usage: medical/pharmaceutical term; plural form; singular is fibrate; commonly prescribed in cardiology and internal medicine
Examples
- The doctor prescribed fibrates to help lower the patient's triglyceride levels.
- Fibrates are often used alongside statins to manage lipid disorders.
- Common fibrates include fenofibrate and gemfibrozil.
- Patients taking fibrates should have their liver function monitored regularly.
- Fibrates work by activating peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors in the body.