Gemfibrozil

In the US, Gemfibrozil (gemfibrozil systemic) is a member of the drug class fibric acid derivatives and is used to treat High Cholesterol, Hyperlipoproteinemia, Hyperlipoproteinemia Type IIb - Elevated LDL VLDL, Hyperlipoproteinemia Type IV - Elevated VLDL and Hyperlipoproteinemia Type V - Elevated Chylomicrons VLDL.

US matches:

• Gemfibrozil

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

C10AB04

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0025812-30-0

Chemical Formula

C15-H22-O3

Molecular Weight

250

Therapeutic Category

Antilipemic agent, fibrate

Chemical Name

Pentanoic acid, 5-(2,5-dimethylphenoxy)-2,2-dimethyl-

Foreign Names

• Gemfibrozilum (Latin)
• Gemfibrozil (German)
• Gemfibrozil (French)
• Gemfibrozilo (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Gemfibrozil (OS: BAN, USAN, DCIT, DCF)
• CI 719 (IS: Parke-Davis)
• GEM (IS)
• Gemfibrozil (PH: Ph. Eur. 6, USP 32, BP 2010)
• Gemfibrozilum (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Alipizilo
  Labinco, Colombia



• Amedran
  Farmedia, Greece



• Antilipid
  Kleva, Greece



• Apo-Gemfibrozil
  Apotex, Canada



• Ausgem
  Sigma, Australia



• Boluzin
  Galenika, Serbia



• Brozil
  Yung Shin, Singapore



• Cholhepan
  Doctum, Greece



• Delipid
  Square, Bangladesh



• Detrichol
  Global Multi Pharmalab, Indonesia



• Drisofal
  Help, Greece



• Eklipid
  Proel, Greece



• Elmogan
  Lek, Croatia (Hrvatska); Lek, Slovenia



• Entianthe
  Rafarm, Greece



• Fibril
  Beximco, Bangladesh



• Fibrolip
  Anfarm, Greece



• Fibrospes
  Specifar, Greece



• Gedizil
  Bevo, Greece



• Gedun
  Duncan, Argentina



• Gelicon
  Eskayef, Bangladesh



• Gembit
  Kuai Kuai, Taiwan



• Gembril
  Johnson, Taiwan



• Gemfi-1A Pharma
  1A Pharma, Germany



• Gemfibroxilo
  Elter - Medicamentos Genéricos, Venezuela



• Gemfibrozil A
  Apothecon, Netherlands



• Gemfibrozil Actavis
  Actavis, Netherlands



• Gemfibrozil Alternova
  Alternova, Denmark; Alternova, Netherlands



• Gemfibrozil CF
  Centrafarm, Netherlands



• Gemfibrozil DOC
  DOC Generici, Italy



• Gemfibrozil EG
  EG, Italy



• Gemfibrozil Katwijk
  Apotex Europe, Netherlands



• Gemfibrozil Merck
  Mylan, Netherlands



• Gemfibrozil PCH
  Pharmachemie, Netherlands



• Gemfibrozil ratiopharm
  Ratiopharm, Italy; Ratiopharm, Netherlands



• Gemfibrozil S.J.A.
  S.J.A., Greece



• Gemfibrozil Sandoz
  Sandoz, Italy; Sandoz, Netherlands; Sandoz, Sweden



• Gemfibrozil Teva
  Teva, Italy



• Gemfibrozil
  Genéricos Venezolanos, Venezuela; Impax, United States; InvaGen, United States; Mylan, United States; Perrigo, United States; Roux-Ocefa, Argentina; Sandoz, United States; Sun, India; Sun, United States; Teva USA, United States; Torpharm, United States; Watson, United States



• Gemfibrozilo Bexal
  Bexal, Spain



• Gemfibrozilo Caferma
  Caferma, Peru



• Gemfibrozilo Farmindustria
  Farmindustria, Peru



• Gemfibrozilo Fermon
  Fermon, Spain



• Gemfibrozilo Genfar
  Genfar, Colombia; Genfar, Ecuador; Genfar, Peru



• Gemfibrozilo Infarmasa
  Infarmasa, Peru



• Gemfibrozilo Iqfarma
  Iqfarma, Peru



• Gemfibrozilo L.Ch.
  Chile, Chile



• Gemfibrozilo La Sante
  La Sante, Peru



• Gemfibrozilo La Santé
  La Santé, Colombia



• Gemfibrozilo Medifarma
  Medifarma, Peru



• Gemfibrozilo MK
  Bonima, Belize; Bonima, Costa Rica; Bonima, Dominican Republic; Bonima, Guatemala; Bonima, Honduras; Bonima, Nicaragua; Bonima, Panama; Bonima, El Salvador; McKesson, Ecuador; MK, Colombia



• Gemfibrozilo Naturgen
  Naturgen, Peru



• Gemfibrozilo Quilab
  Quilab, Peru



• Gemfibrozilo Stada
  Stada, Spain



• Gemfibrozilo Ur
  Uso Racional, Spain



• Gemfibrozilo
  AZ Pharma, Colombia; Ecuaquímica, Ecuador; Medicalex, Colombia; Mintlab, Chile; Pasteur, Chile; Pentacoop, Colombia; Sanitas, Chile



• Gemfil
  Aristopharma, Bangladesh



• Gemhexal
  Sandoz, Australia



• Gemlipid Medichrom
  Medichrom, Greece



• Gemlipid
  Firma, Italy



• Gemnpid
  CCPC, Taiwan



• Gen-Gemfibrozil
  Genpharm, Canada



• Genlip
  Teofarma, Italy



• GenRX Gemfibrozil
  Apotex, Australia



• Gevilon
  Orion, Finland; Pfizer, Austria; Pfizer, Switzerland; Pfizer, Germany



• Gineton
  Med-One, Greece



• Grifogemzilo
  Chile, Chile



• Hidil
  Berlin, Myanmar; Berlin, Singapore



• Hipolixan
  Bagó, Argentina



• Hypofil
  Sanbe, Indonesia



• Innogem
  Egis, Hungary; Egis, Slovakia; Pannonpharma, Hungary



• Ipolipid
  Medochemie, Bahrain; Medochemie, Cyprus; Medochemie, Hong Kong; Medochemie, Iraq; Medochemie, Jordan; Medochemie, Sri Lanka; Medochemie, Sudan; Medochemie, Singapore; Medochemie, Slovakia; Medochemie, Tanzania; Medochemie, Yemen



• Jezil
  Alphapharm, Australia



• Lapibroz
  Lapi Laboratories, Indonesia



• Lifibron
  Metiska, Indonesia



• Lipazil
  Genepharm, Australia



• Lipigem
  Littman, Philippines; Torrent, India



• Lipira
  Combiphar, Indonesia



• Lipison
  Unison, Myanmar; Unison, Singapore



• Lipofor
  Remedica, Cyprus; Remedica, Singapore; Remedica, Vietnam



• Lipontal
  Meyer, Venezuela



• Lipotril
  Sanitas, Chile



• Lipox Gemfi
  TAD, Germany



• Liprozil
  Biogen, Peru



• Lipur
  Pfizer, France



• Lisolip
  Gap, Greece



• Lokoles
  Corsa Industries, Indonesia



• Lopid
  Aché, Brazil; Parke Davis, Spain; Pfizer, United Arab Emirates; Pfizer, Argentina; Pfizer, Australia; Pfizer, Bahrain; Pfizer, Belize; Pfizer, Canada; Pfizer, Chile; Pfizer, Colombia; Pfizer, Costa Rica; Pfizer, Cyprus; Pfizer, Denmark; Pfizer, Ecuador; Pfizer, Egypt; Pfizer, Finland; Pfizer, United Kingdom; Pfizer, Greece; Pfizer, Guatemala; Pfizer, Hong Kong; Pfizer, Honduras; Pfizer, Indonesia; Pfizer, Ireland; Pfizer, India; Pfizer, Iceland; Pfizer, Italy; Pfizer, Jordan; Pfizer, Kuwait; Pfizer, Lebanon; Pfizer, Luxembourg; Pfizer, Myanmar; Pfizer, Mexico; Pfizer, Nicaragua; Pfizer, Netherlands; Pfizer, Oman; Pfizer, Panama; Pfizer, Peru; Pfizer, Philippines; Pfizer, Portugal; Pfizer, Saudi Arabia; Pfizer, Sweden; Pfizer, Singapore; Pfizer, El Salvador; Pfizer, Thailand; Pfizer, Turkey; Pfizer, Taiwan; Pfizer, United States; Pfizer, Venezuela; Pfizer, Vietnam; Pfizer, South Africa



• Low-Lip
  United Pharmaceutical, United Arab Emirates; United Pharmaceutical, Bahrain; United Pharmaceutical, Iraq; United Pharmaceutical, Jordan; United Pharmaceutical, Libya; United Pharmaceutical, Oman; United Pharmaceutical, Qatar; United Pharmaceutical, Saudi Arabia; United Pharmaceutical, Sudan; United Pharmaceutical, Yemen



• Mersikol
  Mersifarma, Indonesia



• Minilip
  Teva, Hungary



• Normolip
  Sun, Bangladesh; Sun, India



• Nufalemzil
  Nufarindo, Indonesia



• Nurital
  Italchem, Ecuador



• Parnoxil
  Biospray, Greece



• Pilder
  Quimifar, Spain



• PMS-Gemfibrozil
  Pharmascience, Canada



• Prelisin
  Cosmopharm, Greece



• Raypid
  Rayere, Mexico



• Recozil
  Recon, Singapore



• Reducel
  GXI, Philippines



• Reference
  Apotecarium, Colombia



• Renabrazin
  Fahrenheit, Indonesia



• Renolip
  Remedina, Greece



• Scantipid
  Tempo Scan Pacific, Indonesia



• Sinelip
  Hemofarm, Serbia



• Solulip
  Farmanic Chemipharma, Greece



• Terostrant
  Chrispa, Greece



• Tiazam
  Vocate, Greece



• Trialmin
  Menarini, Spain



• Triglyd
  Micro Labs, Sri Lanka



• Weijiangzhi
  Sunve, China



• Zenibroz
  Zenith, Indonesia



• Zilop
  Galeno, Colombia; Nicholas, Indonesia

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BAN	British Approved Name
DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
DCIT	Denominazione Comune Italiana
IS	Inofficial Synonym
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)
USAN	United States Adopted Name

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