[Procetofen, a new lipid- and urine-acid-reducing substance]

23 patients with different forms of hyperlipidemias received procetofen (3 X 100 mg/day) over a period of fourteen days. The cholesterol concentration in blood showed a significant reduction from 322 +/- 30 mg/dl to 227 +/- 37 mg/dl, triglycerides dropped from 221 +/- 84 mg/dl to 129 +/- 34 mg/dl and uric acid diminished from 6,1 +/- 1,4 mg/dl to 4,6 +/- 0,8 mg/dl.