Colestyramine
UK matches:
- COLESTYRAMINE POWDER FOR ORAL SUSPENSION (Leaflet)
- COLESTYRAMINE SUGAR-FREE 4G SACHETS (Leaflet)
Scheme
Rec.INN
ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)
C10AC01
CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)
0011041-12-6
Therapeutic Category
Antilipemic agent: Bile acid sequestrant
Chemical Name
A styrene-divinylbenzene copolymer containing quaternary ammonium groups.
Foreign Names
- Colestyraminum (Latin)
- Colestyramin (German)
- Colestyramine (French)
- Colestiramina (Spanish)
Generic Names
- Colestyramine (OS: BAN, DCF)
- Cholestyramine (IS)
- Cholestyramine Resin (IS)
- Cholestyramin-Harz (IS)
- Colestyraminum (IS)
- Divistyramine (IS)
- Holestiramin (IS)
- MK 325 (IS)
- Cholestyramine Resin (PH: USP 34)
- Colestyramine (PH: BP 2011, Ph. Eur. 7)
- Colestyraminum (PH: Ph. Eur. 7)
- Colestyramine Chloride (OS: BANM)
Brand Names
- Cholestamin
Chi Sheng, Taiwan - Cholestyramine Pharmascience
Pharmascience, Hong Kong - Cholestyramine
Par, United States; Sandoz, United States - Cholexamin
Shinlin Sinseng, Taiwan - Colestyramin Hexal
Hexal, Germany - Colestyramin Stada
STADA, Germany - Colestyramin-ratiopharm
Ratiopharm, Germany - Colestyr-CT
CT Arzneimittel, Germany - Efensol
Faes, Spain - Ipocol
Lagap, Switzerland - Kolestran
Sandoz, Turkey - Lipocol-Merz
Merz, Germany - Locholest
Sandoz, United States - PMS-Cholestyramine
Pharmascience, Canada; Pharmascience, Singapore; Pharmascience, Tunisia - Prevalite
Upsher-Smith, United States - Profibrat
Pharos, Indonesia - Quantalan
Bristol-Myers Squibb, Austria; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Switzerland; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Germany; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Portugal - Questran Light
Bristol-Myers Squibb, Argentina; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Brazil; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Thailand - Questran Lite
Bristol-Myers Squibb, South Africa; Healthcare Logistics, New Zealand; Sigma, Australia - Questran
Boryung, South Korea; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Belgium; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Czech Republic; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Denmark; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Finland; Bristol-Myers Squibb, France; Bristol-Myers Squibb, United Kingdom; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Indonesia; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Ireland; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Iceland; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Luxembourg; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Netherlands; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Norway; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Sweden; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Slovakia; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Taiwan; Bristol-Myers Squibb, United States; IFET, Greece; Par, United States; Sanofi Aventis, Japan - Questran Loc
Bristol-Myers Squibb, Sweden - Questran-A
Bristol-Myers Squibb, Netherlands - Resincolestiramina
Laboratorios Rubio, Malta; Rubio, Spain; Rubio, Thailand; TTN, Thailand - Semide
Shun Sheng, Taiwan - Vasosan
Dr. Felgenträger, Poland; Felgenträger, Germany - Choles
Shyh Dar, Taiwan - Questran
Bristol-Myers Squibb, Italy; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Oman
International Drug Name Search
Glossary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| BAN | British Approved Name |
| BANM | British Approved Name (Modified) |
| DCF | Dénomination Commune Française |
| IS | Inofficial Synonym |
| OS | Official Synonym |
| PH | Pharmacopoeia Name |
| Rec.INN | Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization) |
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