Simfibrate (JAN/INN; trade name Cholesolvin) is a fibrate that has been used for the treatment of hyperlipidemia.[1][2] The substance is a double ester of clofibric acid with 1,3-propanediol which is cleaved in the body to one molecule of 1,3-propanediol and two molecules of clofibric acid which is the true lipid-lowering agent.

References

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  2. ^ Olsson AG, Orö L, Rössner S (1974). "Clinical and metabolic effects of pentaerythritol tetranicotinate in combination with cholesolvin or clofibrate". Atherosclerosis. 19 (3): 407–15. doi:10.1016/S0021-9150(74)80005-5. PMID 4364073.