Drug details

Tricor (fenofibrate)

type of Fibric Acid Agents

Tricor (fenofibrate) is an antilipemic agent and fibric acid prescribed for reducing "bad" cholesterol and fats (for example, LDL and triglycerides) and for raising "good" cholesterol (HDL) in the blood. Tricor is available as a generic drug.

This drug may have the following side effects:

• nausea,
• headache,
• vomiting,
• runny or stuffy nose,
• rash,
• back pain,
• dark urine, 
• abdominal or stomach pain,
• itching, and
• yellowing eyes/skin,
• swelling.

The following drugs are related to Tricor, either as a replacement or used together:

• Advicor (niacin xr and lovastatin)
• Altoprev (lovastatin extended-release tablets)
• Caduet (amlodipine besylate, atorvastatin calcium)
• Lipitor (atorvastatin calcium)
• Questran (cholestyramine)
• Welchol (colesevelam hcl)
• Colestid (colestipol)
• Crestor (rosuvastatin calcium)
• Liptruzet (ezetimibe and atorvastatin tablets)
• Vytorin (ezetimibe and simvastatin)
• Zetia (ezetimibe tablets)
• Triglide (fenofibrate)
• Fenoglide (fenofibrate tablets)
• Lescol (fluvastatin sodium)
• Lopid (gemfibrozil)
• Leqvio (inclisiran injection)
• Juxtapid (lomitapide capsules)
• Mevacor (lovastatin)
• Niaspan (niacin)
• Pravachol (pravastatin sodium)
• Roszet (rosuvastatin and ezetimibe tablets)
• Zocor (simvastatin)