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Is Itching A Side Effect Of Lipofen?

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Dr. Benard Shehu MD

Triglyceride level has gone from 260 to 490 . Have been taking Lipofen for some time and recently the cardiologist added Fenofibrate . Could taking both of these medications cause it to go up. Also ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Benard Shehu ( Cardiologist)
Dr.    Jose Ignacio Artero Muñoz MD

I started taking 25mg of Amitriptyline and 150mg Lipofen about 10 days ago and now I have a painful sore in the roof of my mouth... which would you suspect to be the culprit to cause this type of side ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Jose Ignacio Artero Muñoz ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Danish Sheikh MD

My triglyceride level has been about 250 260 for some time. Have been taking Lipofen for some time and recently the cardiologist added Fenofibrate . On a recent lab the triglyceride went to 450. Will ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Danish Sheikh ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Sudarshan MD

i have been using minoz 100 twice daily . from last two days i have been having itching and its increasing . what should i do for this severe itching and should i continue taking it . ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sudarshan ( Dermatologist)
Dr.    Anshul Varshney MD

Sir my wife is taking akt 3 since last one month .but it creating much side effect like vomating itching and headech.pls suggest what to do now??? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Anshul Varshney ( Internal Medicine Specialist)

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Dr. Jignesh Gorasia MD

I am taking lovastatin 20 & Lipofen to lower to lower tryglicrides(?). Lipofen does not have a generic and is an expensive drug. Is there an alternate drug that can be used. Tryglicrides(?) when ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Jignesh Gorasia ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Michelle Gibson James MD

Hi I m a 40 year old male with very high cholesterol 850 I m was taking pravastatin 80mg and lipofen 150mg until I couldn t afford medicine anymore, Ive been off them for about two months, no im ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Michelle Gibson James ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Sukhvinder Singh MD

... Lipofen, Crestor, or another? I would greatly appreciate some advice. What a shame, I should have known ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sukhvinder Singh ( Cardiologist)
Dr. Hardik Thakker MD

when I wasn t. I take simvastatin, losartan, lipofen, Cymbalta for nerve pain, gabapentin occasionally ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Hardik Thakker ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Jeremy David O'Kennedy MD

itching is a common side effect, are ther topical treatments to help with the itching? Secondly would a switch to say Aloquis (sp) be a good substitute since it does not appear to have... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Jeremy David O'Kennedy ( General & Family Physician)