Drug details

Lopid (gemfibrozil)

type of Fibric Acid Agents

Lopid (gemfibrozil) is a lipid regulating agent used to treat very high cholesterol and triglyceride levels in people with pancreatitis, and is also used to lower the risk of stroke, heart attack, or other heart complications in people with high cholesterol and triglycerides who have not been helped by other treatments. Lopid is available in generic form.

This drug may have the following side effects:

• nausea,
• headache,
• dizziness,
• vomiting,
• diarrhea,
• drowsiness,
• loss of interest in sex,
• stomach/abdominal pain,
• numbness or tingly feeling,
• impotence,
• stomach upset,
• joint or muscle pain,
• difficulty having an orgasm,
• unusual taste, or
• cold symptoms such as stuffy nose, sneezing, sore throat.

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

• Lipitor (atorvastatin calcium)
• Nexlizet (bempedoic acid and ezetimibe tablets)
• Welchol (colesevelam hcl)
• Crestor (rosuvastatin calcium)
• Pradaxa (dabigatran etexilate mesylate)
• Vytorin (ezetimibe and simvastatin)
• Zetia (ezetimibe tablets)
• Triglide (fenofibrate)
• Tricor (fenofibrate)
• Juxtapid (lomitapide capsules)
• Kynamro (mipomersen sodium injection)
• Livalo (pitavastatin)
• Niaspan (niacin)
• Niacor (niacin tablets)
• Pravachol (pravastatin sodium)
• Roszet (rosuvastatin and ezetimibe tablets)
• Rosuvastatin Calcium Tablets (rosuvastatin calcium)
• Zocor (simvastatin)

The following supplements are related to Lopid, and may be used together with the drug:

• Magnesium (s.)
• Rice Bran (s.)
• Calcium (s.)
• Fish Oil (s.)
• Olive (s.)
• Sweet Orange (s.)
• Green Tea (s.)
• Blond Psyllium (s.)
• Cod Liver Oil (s.)
• Alfalfa (s.)
• Artichoke (s.)
• Avocado (s.)
• Barley (s.)
• Beta-Sitosterol (s.)
• Black Psyllium (s.)
• English Walnut (s.)
• Flaxseed (s.)
• Gamma Oryzanol (s.)
• Glucomannan (s.)
• Guar Gum (s.)
• Inositol Nicotinate (s.)
• Inulin (s.)
• Jiaogulan (s.)
• Macadamia Nut (s.)
• Mesoglycan (s.)
• Oats (s.)
• Pantethine (s.)
• Pectin (s.)
• Red Yeast (s.)
• Safflower (s.)
• Sitostanol (s.)
• Soy (s.)
• Soybean Oil (s.)
• Xanthan Gum (s.)
• Yogurt (s.)