Trial reportJournal of cardiovascular pharmacology and therapeutics2014
Efficacy and safety of alternate day therapy with atorvastatin and fenofibrate combination in mixed dyslipidemia: a randomized controlled trial.
Trial report in Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology and therapeutics, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04882293 (Confirmatory Study of the Efficacy and Safety of the Fixed-dose Combination Atorvastatin / Fenofibrate Versus Atorvastatin on the Lipid Profile of Patients With Type 2 Diabetes), which is not on this map. Cited by 2 papers.
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Confirmatory Study of the Efficacy and Safety of the Fixed-dose Combination Atorvastatin / Fenofibrate Versus Atorvastatin on the Lipid Profile of Patients With Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) and Dyslipidaemia (DLP).
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- Alternate-day alternating monotherapy (q48h) versus daily concomitant atorvastatin-fenofibrate in adults with type 2 diabetes and mixed dyslipidemia: a 12-week randomized non-inferiority trial.BMC endocrine disorders · 2026Trial
- Evaluating the antidiabetic effects of Chinese herbal medicine: Xiao-Ke-An in 3T3-L1 cells and KKAy mice using both conventional and holistic omics approaches.BMC complementary and alternative medicine · 2015Article
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Abstract
introductionThe long half-life of atorvastatin and fenofibrate makes them suitable for alternate day therapy. Hence, we aimed to study the efficacy, safety, and cost-effectiveness of alternate day therapy with atorvastatin and fenofibrate combination in mixed dyslipidemia.
methodsEligible patients with mixed dyslipidemia were randomly allotted into 2 equal parallel groups-alternate day therapy group (group 1) and daily therapy group (group 2). Patients in groups 1 and 2 received fixed dose combination of atorvastatin 10 mg and fenofibrate 160 mg on alternate days and daily, respectively, for 12 weeks. Mean percentage change from baseline in triglycerides (TGLs), non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (non-HDL-C), HDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), total cholesterol (TC), and TC-HDL ratio, incidence of adverse effects, and cost-effectiveness were compared in both the groups.
resultsAmong 110 patients randomized, 99 completed the study till 12 weeks treatment duration. The TGLs, non-HDL-C, TC, and LDL-C decreased by 56.4%, 49.7%, 36.5%, and 39.2%, respectively, in alternate day therapy group and by 57.5%, 51.2%, 37.5%, and 39.4%, respectively, in daily therapy group. The HDL-C levels increased by 20.1% in alternate day therapy group compared to 21.8% in daily therapy group. No statistically significant difference was seen between both the groups in mean percentage change in lipid parameters from baseline to end of 12 weeks. Incidence of adverse events was reasonably less in alternate day therapy group.
conclusionAlternate day therapy with atorvastatin-fenofibrate combination is an effective and safe alternative to daily therapy in mixed dyslipidemia. Apart from significant cost savings, reasonable reduction in the incidence of adverse events is seen with alternate day regimen. However, larger studies are needed to more reliably confirm our interesting but preliminary results.
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