Uses: Colestyramine is a bile-acid binding resin and lipid regulating drug. It is used to reduce cholesterol in the ttt of hyperlipidaemias. x also used for the relief of diarrhoea associated with ileal resection, Crohn's disease, vagotomy, diabetic vagal neuropathy, and radiation, and to relieve the pruritus associated with the deposition in dermal tissue of excess bile acids in patients with partial biliary obstruction or primary biliary cirrhosis.
Interactions:Colestyramine may delay or reduce the absorption of other drugs It is therefore recommended that other drugs should be taken at least 1 hour before, or 4 to 6 hours after, the use of colestyramine.
Side effects: constipation; faecal impaction may develop and haemorrhoids may be aggravated.abdominal discomfort or pain, heartburn, flatulence, nausea, and diarrhoea.
Dosage: 1 sachet in glass of water daily.
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Uses: Colestyramine is a bile-acid binding resin and lipid regulating drug. It is used to reduce cholesterol in the ttt of hyperlipidaemias. x also used for the relief of diarrhoea associated with ileal resection, Crohn's disease, vagotomy, diabetic vagal neuropathy, and radiation, and to relieve the pruritus associated with the deposition in dermal tissue of excess bile acids in patients with partial biliary obstruction or primary biliary cirrhosis.
Interactions:Colestyramine may delay or reduce the absorption of other drugs It is therefore recommended that other drugs should be taken at least 1 hour before, or 4 to 6 hours after, the use of colestyramine.
Side effects: constipation; faecal impaction may develop and haemorrhoids may be aggravated.abdominal discomfort or pain, heartburn, flatulence, nausea, and diarrhoea.
Dosage: 1 sachet in glass of water daily.
Note: All the provided information about this drug does not substitute for consulting a doctor.