Cholestyramine
Back to search| Scientific Name: | Cholestyramine |
| Brand Name: | Prevalite, Questran |
| Company Owner: | Not Available |
| Mechanism Of Action | Cholestyramine forms a resin that acts as a bile acid sequestrant to limit the reabsorption of bile acids in the gastrointestinal tract. Cholestyramine resin is a strong anion exchange resin, allowing it to exchange its chloride anions with anionic bile acids present in the gastrointestinal tract and form a strong resin matrix. Cholestyramine consists of a functional group, which is a quaternary ammonium group attached to an inert styrene-divinylbenzene copolymer, in the anion exchange resin. |
| Description of the Drug: | Cholestyramine is a bile acid sequestrant used as an adjunct in the reduction of elevated serum cholesterol in patients with primary hypercholesterolemia, and for the relief of pruritus associated with partial biliary obstruction. |
| Protein Data Bank: | Not Available |
Source: DrugBank Online – DrugBank.com. Retrieved 2023-01-23 from https://go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01432
