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Fenofibrate

United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Reference Standard

Synonym(s):

2-[4-(4-Chlorobenzoyl)phenoxy]-2-methylpropanoic acid isopropyl ester

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C20H21ClO4
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
360.83
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

pharmaceutical primary standard

API family

fenofibrate

manufacturer/tradename

USP

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

neat

SMILES string

CC(C)OC(=O)C(C)(C)Oc1ccc(cc1)C(=O)c2ccc(Cl)cc2

InChI

1S/C20H21ClO4/c1-13(2)24-19(23)20(3,4)25-17-11-7-15(8-12-17)18(22)14-5-9-16(21)10-6-14/h5-13H,1-4H3

InChI key

YMTINGFKWWXKFG-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Gene Information

human ... PPARA(5465)

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General description

This product is provided as delivered and specified by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. All information provided in support of this product, including SDS and any product information leaflets have been developed and issued under the Authority of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.For further information and support please go to the website of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.

Application

Fenofibrate USP reference standard, intended for use in specified quality tests and assays as specified in the USP compendia. Also, for use with USP monographs such as:
  • Fenofibrate Capsules
  • Fenofibrate Tablets

Analysis Note

These products are for test and assay use only. They are not meant for administration to humans or animals and cannot be used to diagnose, treat, or cure diseases of any kind.  ​

Other Notes

Sales restrictions may apply.

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Health hazard

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

Precautionary Statements

Hazard Classifications

STOT RE 2 Oral

Target Organs

Liver

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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Pascale Massin et al.
Ophthalmic epidemiology, 21(5), 307-317 (2014-08-19)
Fenofibrate reduced progression of diabetic retinopathy in two large randomized studies. The effect of 135 mg fenofibric acid on diabetic macular edema (DME) was evaluated in subjects with existing DME. In this double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study, 110 subjects with DME not
Samuel Rommelaere et al.
PloS one, 9(8), e104925-e104925 (2014-08-21)
Liver is a major regulator of lipid metabolism and adaptation to fasting, a process involving PPARalpha activation. We recently showed that the Vnn1 gene is a PPARalpha target gene in liver and that release of the Vanin-1 pantetheinase in serum
Michel P Hermans
Diabetes & vascular disease research, 8(3), 180-189 (2011-05-18)
Microvascular complications are common in type 2 diabetes in primary care. Intensified management of glycaemia or blood pressure had little effect on microvascular complication rates in recent large trials (ADVANCE, VADT, ACCORD). In 2005, the FIELD study demonstrated a significant
Kate McKeage et al.
Drugs, 71(14), 1917-1946 (2011-09-29)
Fenofibrate is a fibric acid derivative indicated for the treatment of severe hypertriglyceridaemia and mixed dyslipidaemia in patients who have not responded to nonpharmacological therapies. The lipid-modifying effects of fenofibrate are mediated by the activation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-α. Fenofibrate
Rafael Simó et al.
Current medicinal chemistry, 20(26), 3258-3266 (2013-06-12)
Despite improving standards of care, people with diabetes remain at risk of development and progression of diabetic retinopathy (DR) and visual impairment. Identifying novel therapeutic approaches, preferably targeting more than one pathogenic pathway in DR, and at an earlier stage

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