Side effects

Medicines and their possible side effects can affect individual people in different ways. The following are some of the side effects that are known to be associated with this medicine. Because a side effect is stated here, it does not mean that all people using this medicine will experience that or any side effect.

Headache

Fatigue

Disturbances of the gut such as diarrhoea, constipation, nausea, vomiting or abdominal pain

Muscle inflammation

Inflammation of the pancreas (pancreatitis)

Abnormal reaction of the skin to light, usually a rash (photosensitivity)

Balance problems involving the inner ear (vertigo)

Inflammation of the liver (hepatitis)

Gallstones

Muscle breakdown (rhabdomyolysis)

Hair loss (alopecia)

Alteration in results of liver function tests

Sexual problems

Skin reactions such as rash and itch

The side effects listed above may not include all of the side effects reported by the drug's manufacturer. For more information about any other possible risks associated with this medicine, please read the information provided with the medicine or consult your doctor or pharmacist.

How can this medicine affect other medicines?

Fenofibrate increases the anti-blood-clotting effect of anticoagulant medicines such as warfarin, thus increasing the risk of bleeding. For this reason, if you are taking fenofibrate at the same time as an anticoagulant your doctor may decrease the dose of your anticoagulant. Your blood clotting time should be regularly monitored. Fenofibrate may increase the blood sugar lowering effects of antidiabetic medicines, such as insulin or sulphonylureas such as glibenclamide. This may be unpredictable and can cause hypoglycaemia. Discuss this with your doctor, as your dose of antidiabetic medicine may need to be reduced. There may be an increased risk of side effects on the muscles, eg muscle pain and weakness, if fenofibrate is taken with any of the following: - other fibrates, eg bezafibrate - statins, eg simvastatin - ciclosporin. If you take fenofibrate in combination with ciclosporin there may also be a risk of a decline in your kidney function. For this reason people taking both these medicines should have their kidney function monitored.

Other medicines containing the same active ingredients

Fenogal capsules

Lipantil micro capsules

Supralip tablets

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