[Results of the multicenter controlled study of the hypolipidemic drug polycosanol in Russia].

Autor: Nikitin IuP, Slepchenko NV, Gratsianskiĭ NA, Nechaev AS, Syrkin AL, Poltavskaia MG, Sumarokov AV, Revazov AV
Jazyk: ruština
Zdroj: Terapevticheskii arkhiv [Ter Arkh] 2000; Vol. 72 (12), pp. 7-10.
Abstrakt: Aim: To compare efficacy and tolerance of polycosanol vs besafibrate in patients with hypercholesterolemia (HCE).
Material and Methods: A multicenter controlled double blind randomised trial entered 113 patients with HCE. After 5 weeks of diet the patients were randomised into two groups. 59 patients of group 1 received polycosanol (10 mg/day), 54 patients of group 2 were given besafibrate (400 mg/day) for 8 weeks.
Results: The 8-week course of treatment was completed by 103 patients (91%): 57(97%) patients of group 1 and 46(85%) patients of group 2. In group 1 total cholesterol diminished by an average of 15%, LDLP cholesterol fell by 18%, triglycerides by 15%, while in group 2 a respective decrease was 8, 11 and 6%. Side effects in group 1 were mild.
Conclusion: A hypolipidemic effect of polycosanol in a daily dose 10 mg is superior to that of besafibrate in a daily dose 400 mg.
Databáze: MEDLINE