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Gemfibrozil
Identifier
017539
Type of Spiritual Experience
Number of hallucinations: 56
Background
A description of the experience
Gemfibrozil is the generic name for an oral drug used to lower lipid levels. It belongs to a group of drugs known as fibrates. It is most commonly sold as the brand name, Lopid . Other brand names include Jezil and Gen-Fibro
Side effects include
- GI distress
- Musculoskeletal pain
- Increased incidence of gallstone
- Hypokalemia
- Increased risk of cancer
Contraindications and Precautions
- Gemfibrozil should not be given to these patients:
- Hepatic dysfunction
- Renal dysfunction
- Gemfibrozil should be used with caution in these higher risk categories:
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Pregnant women
- Obese patients
- Native Americans
Drug Interactions
- Anticoagulants: Gemfibrozil potentiates the action of coumadin and indanedione anticoagulants.
- Statin drugs: Concomitant administration of fibrates (including gemfibrozil) with statin drugs increases the risk of muscle cramping, myopathy, and rhabdomyolysis.
On Jan, 19, 2017 12,111 people reported to have side effects when taking Gemfibrozil. Among them, 56 people (0.46%) have Hallucination
Time on Gemfibrozil when people have Hallucination :
| < 1 month | 1 - 6 months | 6 - 12 months | 1 - 2 years | 2 - 5 years | 5 - 10 years | 10+ years | |
| Hallucination | 100.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Gender of people who have Hallucination when taking Gemfibrozil :
| Female | Male | |
| Hallucination | 8.77% | 91.23% |
Age of people who have Hallucination when taking Gemfibrozil :
0-12-910-1920-2930-3940-4950-5960+ Hallucination0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%12.24%8.16%79.59%