CLOFIBRATE IS AN ANTILIPIDEMIC AGENT, ACTS TO LOWER ELEVATED SERUM LIPIDS BY REDUCING THE VERY LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN FRACTION RICH IN TRIGLYCERIDES. IT MAY INHIBIT THE HEPATIC RELEASE OF LIPOPROTEINS, POTENTIATE THE ACTION OF LIPOPROTEIN LIPASE, AND INCREASE THE FECAL EXCRETION OF NEUTRAL STEROLS