Gemfibrozil

Structured Summary

Abstract

A lipid-regulating agent that lowers elevated serum lipids primarily by decreasing serum triglycerides with a variable reduction in total cholesterol.

Chemical Identity

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula: C₁₅H₂₂O₃
Molecular Weight: 250.33 g/mol
CAS Registry No.: 25812-30-0
IUPAC Name: 5-(2,5-dimethylphenoxy)-2,2-dimethylpentanoic acid
InChIKey: HEMJJKBWTPKOJG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES: CC1=CC(=C(C=C1)C)OCCCC(C)(C)C(=O)O
MeSH Unique ID: D015248
Source: PubChem CID 3463

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Synonyms

44 entry terms

Gemfibrosil
Apo-Gemfibrozil
Ausgem
Bolutol
CI-719
Chem mart Gemfibrozil
DBL Gemfibrozil
Decrelip
Gemfi 1A Pharma
Gemfibrozilo Bayvit
Gemfibrozilo Bexal
Gemfibrozilo Ur
Gemhexal
Gen-Gemfibrozil
GenRX Gemfibrozil
Healthsense Gemfibrozil
Jezil
Lipazil
Lipox Gemfi
Lipur
Litarek
Lopid
Lopid R
Novo-Gemfibrozil
Nu-Gemfibrozil
PMS-Gemfibrozil
Pilder
SBPA Gemfibrozil
Terry White Chemists Gemfibrozil
Trialmin
Apo Gemfibrozil
ApoGemfibrozil
Bayvit, Gemfibrozilo
CI 719
CI719
Gemfibrozil, GenRX
Gemfibrozil, Healthsense
Gemfibrozil, SBPA
Gen Gemfibrozil
GenGemfibrozil
Novo Gemfibrozil
Nu Gemfibrozil
NuGemfibrozil
PMS Gemfibrozil

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Aspects Covered

25 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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History Note

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Previous Indexing

Pentanoic Acids (1975-1988)
Valerates (1966-1974)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

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D02 w.241 w.081.944 w.509.350w
D02 w.355 w.726.305.750w
D02 w.455 w.426 w.559 w.389.657 w.654.305.750w
D10 w.251 w.400 w.895 w.593.350w

AMA Style

References

National Library of Medicine. Gemfibrozil. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D015248. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D015248
Gemfibrozil. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemfibrozil
Gemfibrozil. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q384295
Gemfibrozil. In: PubChem Compound. CID 3463. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/3463