Product Description:

• Fenofibrate Capsules belong to a group of medicines, commonly known as ‘fibrates’. These medicines areused to lower the level of fats (lipids) in the blood. For example the fats known as ‘triglycerides’.
• Fenofibrate Capsules are used, alongside a low fat diet and other non-medical treatments such as exerciseand weight loss, to lower levels of fats in the blood.
• Fenofibrate Capsules can be used in addition to other medicines (called ‘statins’) in some circumstanceswhen levels of fats in the blood are not controlled with a statin alone.
• Fenofibrate Capsules can often also increase the amount of a ‘good’ type of cholesterol, called HDL or highdensity lipoprotein cholesterol.
• It is always essential to continue a low-fat diet during treatment with Fenofibrate Capsules.

How to use:

• Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor or pharmacist has told you. Check with your doctor orpharmacist if you are not sure.
• Your doctor will determine the appropriate strength for you, depending on your condition, your currenttreatment and your personal risk status.
• Swallow the capsule whole with a glass of water.
• Do not open or chew the capsule.
• Take the capsule with food - it will not work as well if your stomach is empty.
• The recommended dose for adults is one capsule of Fenofibrate 200 mg a day, taken at mealtimes.

Caution & Warnings:

Do not take Fenofibrate Capsules if:

• You are allergic to fenofibrate, or any of the other ingredients of this medicine. Anallergic reaction can include rashes, hives, itching, swelling of face/lips/hands/feet or breathingdifficulties
• While taking other medicines, you have had an allergic reaction or skin damage from sunlight or UVlight (these medicines include other fibrates and an anti-inflammatory drug called ‘ketoprofen’)
• You have severe liver, kidney or gallbladder problems
• You have pancreatitis (an inflamed pancreas which causes abdominal pain) which is not caused by highlevels of fat in the blood
• Do not take Fenofibrate Capsules if any of the above apply to you. If you are not sure, talk to your doctor orpharmacist before taking Fenofibrate Capsules.

Ingredients:

• Each capsule contains 200 mg of the active substance micronised fenofibrate