Gemfibrozil

Side effects and indications

Whenever possible, frequency information about the side effects was extracted from the labels. Aggregated frequency information for the drug and, if available, placebo is shown. To the right, you can click on shaded boxes to be taken to mentions of the side effect on the label. (In some cases, the side effect cannot be highlighted due to conversion problems.) Information about indications was extracted from the indications and usage sections of the labels.

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Side effect Data for drug Placebo Labels (show all 14)
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Reaction gastrointestinal 34.2% 23.8% x x x x
Dyspepsia def postmarketing, 19.6% 11.9% x x x x x x x
Diarrhoea def postmarketing, 7.2% 6.5% x x x x x x x x
Fatigue def postmarketing, 3.8% 3.5% x x x x x x x x
Nausea def postmarketing, 2.5% 2.1% x x x x x x x x
Vomiting def postmarketing, 2.5% 2.1% x x x x x x x x
Eczema def postmarketing, 1.9% 1.2% x x x x x x x
Rash def postmarketing, 1.7% 1.3% x x x x x x x x x
Vertigo def postmarketing, 1.5% 1.3% x x x x x x x
Constipation def postmarketing, 1.4% 1.3% x x x x x x x
Appendicitis def postmarketing, 1.2% 0.6% x x x x x
Headache def postmarketing, 1.2% 1.1% x x x x x x x x
Acute appendicitis def postmarketing, 1.2% 0.6% x x x x x
Atrial fibrillation def postmarketing, 0.7% 0.1% x x x x x
Cardiac fibrillation postmarketing, 0.7% 0.1% x x x x x
Flatulence def postmarketing x x x x
Withdrawn postmarketing x x x
Alopecia def x x x
Anaphylactic shock def x x x x
Anaemia def x x x x x
Angioedema def x x x
Arthralgia def x x x x x
Bacterial infection def x x x x x x
Chest pain def x x x x
Cholecystitis def x x x x x
Cholelithiasis def x x x x x
Colitis def x x x x
Common cold def x x x x x x
Confusional state def x x x x
Convulsion def x x x x x
Cough def x x x x x x
Libido decreased def x x x x
Dermatitis def x x x x x x x x
Dermatitis exfoliative def x x x x
Dizziness def x x x x x x x x
Dysgeusia def x x x x x x
Oedema def x x x x x
Eosinophilia def x x x
Fertilization def x x x x x
Gout def x x x x
Haemorrhage def x x x x x x
Hypoaesthesia def x x x x x x
Infection def x x x x x x
Jaundice def x x x x
Jaundice cholestatic def x x x x
Laryngeal oedema def x x x x x
Leukopenia def x x x x x
Myopathy def x x x x x
Neuritis def x x x x
Paraesthesia def x x x x x x x x x x
Pruritus def x x x x x x x
Rhabdomyolysis def x x x x x
Syncope def x x x x
Synovitis def x x x x x
Thrombocytopenia def x x x x
Urinary tract infection def x x x x x x
Urticaria def x x x x x x x
Angiopathy def x x x x x x
Vasculitis def x x x x
Peripheral vascular disorder def x x x x x x
Cataract def x x x x x x
Hepatic function abnormal x x x x x x
Antinuclear antibody positive def x x x
Creatine phosphokinase increased def x x x
Fertility male decreased x x x x
Liver function test abnormal x x x x x x
Bone marrow depression def x x x x
Phosphatase alkaline increased x x x
Photosensitivity reaction def
Myalgia def x x x x x
Epigastric pain x x x x
Erectile dysfunction def x x x x
Retinal oedema x x x x
Blood bilirubin increased def x x x x x
Extrasystoles def x x x x
Vision blurred def x x x x x x
Photosensitivity def x x x
Lupus erythematosus def x x x x x
Drug interaction def x x x x x
Lupus-like syndrome x x
Myasthenia def x x x x x
Liver carcinoma def x x x x x
Somnolence def x x x x x
Cerebral haemorrhage def x x x x x x
Indication Labels
Abdominal operation x x x x x x
Abdominal pain def x x x x x x
Cardiac disorder def x x x x x x
Coronary heart disease def x x x x x x
Diabetes mellitus def x x x x x x x x x
Dyslipidaemia def x x x x x x x
Fasting def x x x x x x
Gallbladder disorder def x x x x x x
High density lipoprotein decreased x x x x x x
Hyperchylomicronaemia def x x x x x x
Hyperlipidaemia def x x x x x x x x x
Hyperlipoproteinemia def x x x x x x x x x
Hypertriglyceridaemia def x x x x x x
Hypothyroidism def x x x x x x
Lipids abnormal x x x x x
Mixed hyperlipidaemia def x x x
Neoplasm malignant def x x x x x x
Pain def x x x x x x
Pancreatitis def x x x x x x x x
Type IV hyperlipidaemia def x x x x x x
Type V hyperlipidaemia x x x x x x
Weight decreased def x x x x x x x x x

Information

More information: STITCH, PubChem and possibly Wikipedia or Medpedia

ATC Code: C10AB04

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Labels

Labels were obtained from different sources and potentially contain different sets of side effects. If you click on the label name, a HTML version of the label will be shown with proteins, chemicals and side efffects highlighted using Reflect.

  1. GEMFIBROZIL / NOVO-GEMFIBROZIL - TAB 600MG : 15 side effects (Health Canada)
  2. GEMFIBROZIL / LOPID : 15 side effects (Drugs@FDA)
  3. GEMFIBROZIL / LOPID 600MG : 20 side effects (Health Canada)
  4. GEMFIBROZIL / GEN-GEMFIBROZIL TABLETS 600MG : 21 side effects (Health Canada)
  5. GEMFIBROZIL / PMS-GEMFIBROZIL : 21 side effects (Health Canada)
  6. GEMFIBROZIL : 43 side effects (FDA XML label)
  7. GEMFIBROZIL : 70 side effects (FDA XML label)
  8. gemfibrozil : 74 side effects (FDA XML label)
  9. GEMFIBROZIL : 76 side effects (FDA XML label)
  10. GEMFIBROZIL : 77 side effects (FDA XML label)