Last update April 15, 2024

Ciprofibrate

Limited compatibility

Unsafe. Moderate/severe adverse effects. Compatible under certain circumstances. Follow-up recommended. Use safer alternative or discontinue breastfeeding from 5 to 7 T ½ . Read Commentary.

Ciprofibrate, a fibric acid derivative, is a lipid-regulating drug with actions on plasma lipids similar to those of bezafibrate. It decreases elevated triglyceride levels by increasing the activity of lipases that catabolize triglyceride-rich lipoproteins and decreasing LDL cholesterol levels. It also increases HDL cholesterol levels (Miller 1998). Oral administration.

At the time of the last update we found no published data in relation to lactation. 

Its high binding to plasma proteins makes its passage into milk unlikely. 

Due to serious side effects in patients treated with ciprofibrate, it is not marketed in many countries or restrictions have been imposed on its approved indications.

In case of administering a fibrate during lactation, it is advisable to choose those with a shorter half-life: Bezafibrate, Gemfibrozil. 

For considerations on the appropriateness of lipid-lowering treatment during lactation see Maternal hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, hypertriglyceridemia.


See below the information of this related product:

Alternatives

  • Bezafibrate (Fairly safe. Mild or unlikely adverse effects. Compatible under certain circumstances. Follow-up recommended. Read Commentary.)
  • Colesevelam Hydrochloride (Safe product and/or breastfeeding is the best option.)
  • Colestipol Hydrochloride (Safe product and/or breastfeeding is the best option.)
  • Colestyramine (Safe product and/or breastfeeding is the best option.)
  • Ezetimibe (Safe product and/or breastfeeding is the best option.)
  • Gemfibrozil (Fairly safe. Mild or unlikely adverse effects. Compatible under certain circumstances. Follow-up recommended. Read Commentary.)
  • Pravastatin Sodium (Safe product and/or breastfeeding is the best option.)
  • Rosuvastatin Calcium (Safe product and/or breastfeeding is the best option.)

Suggestions made at e-lactancia are done by APILAM team of health professionals, and are based on updated scientific publications. It is not intended to replace the relationship you have with your doctor but to compound it. The pharmaceutical industry contraindicates breastfeeding, mistakenly and without scientific reasons, in most of the drug data sheets.

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Pharmacokinetics

Variable Value Unit
Molecular weight 289 daltons
Protein Binding 95 %
pKa 3.69 -
Tmax 1 - 4 hours
38 - 86 hours

References

  1. Miller DB, Spence JD. Clinical pharmacokinetics of fibric acid derivatives (fibrates). Clin Pharmacokinet. 1998 Abstract

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