[Procetophen--an alternative in the treatment of hypercholsterinemia?]

18 patients with primary hyperlipoproteinemia of type IIa and type IIb, on regularly controlled dietary treatment for 6 months and a 4 weeks placebo period, were given 300 mg procetofene per day for 12 weeks. The subjective tolerance of the drug was good. The serum triglyceride levels were lowered by about 35%, total cholesterol by 15%, LDL-cholesterol by 12% and Apo B by 20%. The HDL-cholesterol values remained unchanged. A slight increase in SGPT values indicates that liver function should be regularly checked in patients undergoing procetofene therapy.