title: Usefulness of probucol in treating primary hypercholesterolemia.
abstract: Probucol (1 g per day) was administered in a double-blind crossover trial to 16 patients with familial hypercholesterolemia who had previously been tested for their response to clofibrate. Probucol led to a fall in the plasma cholesterol concentration of 15% or more (mean 20.2%) in 5 of the 12 clofibrate-resistant patients and between 8% and 15% in 3 others. The reduction was statistically significant in 7 of these 12 patients as well as in 3 of the 4 patients sensitive to clofibrate. Thus, probucol has a place in the treatment of patients with primary hypercholesterolemia who do not respond to clofibrate.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000235:genetics; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010636:Phenols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011341:Probucol / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D010636:Phenols; D002784:Cholesterol; D011341:Probucol