Patient/caregiver was educated on contraindications for using tricor as follows:
- Do not use this medication if you have history of allergy or serious side-effects to fenofibrate or tricor intake.
- Avoid drinking alcohol with tricor. Alcohol, by itself, carries the risk of elevating the bad cholesterol and triglycerides, thus compromising the therapeutic benefit of tricor intake. In addition, alcohol with tricor can increase the risk for hepatitis and damage to the liver function.
- History of muscle injury and breakdown- Use of tricor carries risk for skeletal muscle injury and breakdown. Protein molecules released into the blood from this skeletal muscle injury enter the kidney to be eliminated in urine. But, as these molecules are large, they will not be filtered through the kidneys into the urine and get blocked, thus damaging the kidneys and leading to kidney failure. Individuals with history of muscle damage are at increased risk for this side-effect with tricor and so, must be cautiously used and renal function closely monitored.
