Bezafibrat bei Hyperlipidämie

About bezafibrate

Lipid is another word for fat. Cholesterol and triglycerides are types of lipid. When the concentration of lipids in your blood is too high, it is called Hyperlipidämie. Lipids are made naturally in our bodies and are also absorbed from the food we eat. If the levels of lipids are too high, the excess fat is deposited on to the walls of our blood vessels. This can lead to patches like small fatty lumps developing within the lining of some blood vessels. These patches can reduce the flow of blood and lead to heart disease, stroke, and blood circulation problems.

High levels of lipids do not make people feel ill, but they can cause the problems mentioned above if left untreated. By lowering the levels of fats, bezafibrate helps to prevent these long-term heart and circulation problems. Your treatment will be more successful if you also follow the healthy lifestyle advice given by your doctor.

It is likely that you will be prescribed bezafibrate if you have a high triglyceride level. It may also be given for other types of hyperlipidaemia, especially if other medicines (called statins) are not suitable for you.

Some medicines are not suitable for people with certain conditions, and sometimes a medicine may only be used if extra care is taken. For these reasons, before you start taking bezafibrate it is important that your doctor or pharmacist knows:

• Wenn Sie schwanger sind, versuchen, schwanger zu werden oder stillen.

• If you have liver, kidney or gallbladder problems.

• Wenn Sie eine unteraktive Schilddrüse haben.

• Wenn Sie andere Medikamente einnehmen. Dazu gehören alle Medikamente, die Sie einnehmen und die ohne Rezept erhältlich sind, sowie pflanzliche und ergänzende Medikamente.

• Wenn Sie jemals eine allergische Reaktion auf ein Medikament hatten.

• Before you start this treatment, read the manufacturer's printed information leaflet from inside the pack. The leaflet will give you more information about the brand of bezafibrate that you have been given, and a full list of side-effects which are possible from taking it.

• Take bezafibrate exactly as your doctor has told you. Your doctor or pharmacist will tell you how often to take the tablets. This will be once daily if you have been given a prolonged-release tablet, and three times daily if not. Your dose will be on the label of the pack to remind you.

• Try to take bezafibrate at the same times of day each day, as this will help you to remember to take your doses. Take the tablets with or immediately after a meal.

• If you have been given prolonged-release tablets (Bezalip® Mono and Fibrazate® XL brands), it is important that you swallow the tablets whole - do not chew, crush, or break them.

• If you forget to take a dose, take one as soon as you remember unless it is nearly time for your next dose, in which case skip the missed dose. Do not take two doses at the same time to make up for a forgotten dose.

• Versuchen Sie, Ihre regelmäßigen Termine mit Ihrem Arzt einzuhalten. So kann Ihr Arzt Ihren Fortschritt überprüfen.

• Your doctor will give you advice about eating a healthy diet, reducing the amount of salt in your diet, stopping smoking and taking regular exercise. Following this advice will also help you to reduce your risk of developing heart and blood vessel disease.

• Treatment with bezafibrate is usually long-term unless you experience an adverse effect. Continue to take the tablets unless you are advised otherwise by your doctor.

Zusätzlich zu ihren nützlichen Wirkungen können die meisten Medikamente unerwünschte Nebenwirkungen verursachen, obwohl nicht jeder sie erlebt. Diese verbessern sich normalerweise, wenn sich Ihr Körper an das neue Medikament anpasst, aber sprechen Sie mit Ihrem Arzt oder Apotheker, wenn eine der folgenden Nebenwirkungen weiterhin besteht oder problematisch wird.

Wichtig: if you develop any muscle aches or pains, particularly in your legs, you should tell your doctor about it as soon as possible.

Wenn Sie andere Symptome bemerken, die Ihrer Meinung nach auf dieses Medikament zurückzuführen sind, sprechen Sie mit Ihrem Arzt oder Apotheker.

• Bewahren Sie alle Medikamente außerhalb der Reichweite und Sicht von Kindern auf.

• An einem kühlen, trockenen Ort aufbewahren, fern von direkter Hitze und Licht.