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- noun medicine A
synthetic fibrate , ethyl 2-(4-chlorophenoxy)-2-methylpropanoate
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- noun a drug (trade name Atromid-S) that reduces lipids in the blood serum; used to treat some cardiovascular diseases
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Examples
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The researchers then considered the possibility that clofibrate appeared to fail only because the subjects failed to faithfully take their prescriptions.
The adherer effect | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2009
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When the data were looked at from the perspective of how many people actually took the drug as prescribed, the researcher discovered that those subjects who took at least 80 percent or more of their clofibrate had a five year mortality of only 15.0 percent, substantially less than the overall five-year mortality.
The adherer effect | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2009
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When the data were looked at from the perspective of how many people actually took the drug as prescribed, the researcher discovered that those subjects who took at least 80 percent or more of their clofibrate had a five year mortality of only 15.0 percent, substantially less than the overall five-year mortality.
More statin madness | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2009
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Those who took their clofibrate sporadically had a five-year mortality of 24.6 percent, significantly higher than those who took it as directed, a piece of data that would seem to confirm the efficacy of clofibrate.
The adherer effect | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2009
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The study was looking at clofibrate, a pre-statin cholesterol lowering drug, and all cause mortality.
The adherer effect | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2009
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The study was looking at clofibrate, a pre-statin cholesterol lowering drug and all cause mortality.
More statin madness | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2009
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Those who took their clofibrate sporadically had a five-year mortality of 24.6 percent, significantly higher than those who took it as directed, a piece of data that would seem to confirm the efficacy of clofibrate.
More statin madness | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2009
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Store amantadine give providers magnacort some effects magnesium clofibrate originated.
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Turned out that the five-year mortality of those on clofibrate was 20.0 percent whereas the five-year mortality of those on the placebo was 20.9 percent, or essentially the same.
More statin madness | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2009
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But when the results were tabulated after five years, clofibrate showed no beneficial effect.
The adherer effect | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2009
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