Cholestyramine | Side Effects | 中藥處方小百科

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Cholestyramine is a prescription drug. It’s available as a powder for oral suspension.

Cholestyramine is available as the brand-name drug Prevalite. It’s also available as a generic drug. Generic drugs usually cost less. In some cases, they may not be available in every strength or form as the brand-name version.

This drug may be used as part of a combination therapy. This means you may need to take it with other medications.

Why it’s used

Cholestyramine is used to reduce high cholesterol levels. It’s given to people with high cholesterol who haven’t been able to lower their cholesterol enough with diet changes.

How it works

Cholestyramine belongs to a class of drugs called bile acid sequestrants. A class of drugs is a group of medications that work in a similar way. These drugs are often used to treat similar conditions.

For high cholesterol: This drug combines with bile acids in your intestine, which stops them from being taken up into you...