Questran
Active Ingredient(s): Cholestyramine
First Approved by the FDA: August 3, 1973
Pharmaceutical Company: BRISTOL MYERS
Questran Article Summary
Cholestyramine Or Colestyramine (questran, Questran Light, Cholybar) Is A Bile Acid Sequestrant, Which Binds Bile In The Gastrointestinal Tract To Prevent Its Reabsorption. The Resin Is A Strong Anion Exchange Resin, Which Means That It Can Exchange Its Chloride Anions With Anionic Bile Acids In The Gastrointestinal Tract And Bind Them Strongly In The Resin Matrix. The Functional Group Of The Anion Exchange Resin Is A Quaternary Ammonium Group Attached To An Inert Styrene-divinylbenzene Copolyme
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Powder
eq 4gm resin/packet,
eq 4gm resin/scoopful
Powder for Reconstitution
4g,
4g/5.5g,
4g/5g,
4g/9g,
4g/pack,
5g/scoop
Tablet
eq 1gm resin,
eq 800mg resin
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Cholestyramine
Cholestyramine Light Cholestyramine
Prevalite Cholestyramine
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