Quick answers
- What is Lipofen?
- Lipofen is a brand name of Fenofibrate, a prescription medicine. The FDA NDC Directory lists 2 Lipofen products in 2 strengths and forms.
- Who makes Lipofen?
- Cipher Pharms Inc holds the FDA application for Lipofen (NDA021612, approved January 11, 2006).
- Is there a generic or store brand of Lipofen?
- Yes. The FDA NDC Directory lists 2 other products with the same active ingredients, strength and form as a Lipofen product, 2 of them generic. Ask your pharmacist whether one is right for you.
- Has Lipofen been recalled?
- No recall linked to Lipofen products (by their NDC code or label) appears in the FDA enforcement reports we use.
What Lipofen is
Each Lipofen product as listed in the FDA NDC Directory, by active ingredient, strength and form, with its official label. “Same medicine, other names” counts the other products with exactly the same active ingredients, strength and form (generic versions, store brands and other brands); inactive ingredients can differ.
Fenofibrate · prescription medicine
| Strength and form | Product names | Same medicine, other names | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| fenofibrate 150 mg capsule (oral) | Lipofen | 1 product, 1 company | DailyMed |
| fenofibrate 50 mg capsule (oral) | Lipofen | 1 product, 1 company | DailyMed |
Its page lists every product and company, the FDA label’s uses and boxed warning, approvals, shortages and recalls: Fenofibrate →
FDA approval
- NDA: New Drug Application: how a new (usually brand-name) medicine is approved.
| Application | Holder | First approved | Products |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDA021612 | Cipher Pharms Inc | January 11, 2006 | 2 |
Companies that list Lipofen
The company named on the package (holder, repackager or distributor), as listed in the FDA NDC Directory, with its number of Lipofen products.
- ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.2 products
Recalls
No recall linked to Lipofen products (by their NDC code or label) appears in the FDA enforcement reports.
Sources
- NDC Directory (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drugs@FDA (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drug labeling (SPL, openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drug recall enforcement reports (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 27, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- NADAC (National Average Drug Acquisition Cost) 2026 — Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), data.medicaid.gov, list of November 4, 2026, retrieved November 7, 2026
Which names get a brand page: a name the NDC Directory lists for a medicine, held by one company (the FDA application holder, or the company named on most of its products), that is not just a description, and that is not the only product of its medicine.