title: [Effective long-term treatment of primary hyperlipoproteinemias with bezafibrate].
abstract: Bezafibrate, a new hypolipidemic agent, was evaluated in a single blind, placebo-controlled study lasting 14 months to 3 years in 40 patients with primary hyperlipoproteinemia of various types (23 patients with type II, 15 with type IV and 2 with type V). Bezafibrate in a dose of 200 mg 3 times daily reduced total serum cholesterol by an average of 17% (p less than 0.001) in hyperlipoproteinemia type II and by 24% (p less than 0.001) in type IV or V, lowered serum triglycerides by 31% (p less than 0.001) in hyperlipoproteinemia type II and by 58% (p less than 0.001) in type IV or V, while high-density-lipoprotein-cholesterol was increased by 17% (p less than 0.001) in type II and by 36% (p less than 0.001) in type IV or V. The few side effects encountered were only mild and transient. These findings show that bezafibrate affords safe and effective long-term treatment of patients with hyperlipoproteinemia.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000378:metabolism; D001629:Bezafibrate / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000378:metabolism; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006938:Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II / Q000188:drug therapy; D006953:Hyperlipoproteinemia Type IV / Q000188:drug therapy; D006954:Hyperlipoproteinemia Type V / Q000188:drug therapy; D006951:Hyperlipoproteinemias / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008134:Long-Term Care; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010919:Placebos; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D010919:Placebos; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol; D003404:Creatinine; D003402:Creatine Kinase; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase; D001629:Bezafibrate
vernacular_title: Wirksame Langzeitbehandlung primärer Hyperlipoproteinämien mit Bezafibrat.