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| Cholestyramine, Cholybar, Locholest, Prevalite, Questran, Questran Light Description Cholestyramine is used to lower high cholesterol levels in the blood. This may help prevent medical problems caused by cholesterol clogging the blood vessels. Cholestyramine is also used to remove substances called bile acids from your body. With some liver problems, there is too much bile acid in your body and this can cause severe itching. Action bile acid sequestrant Indications high cholesterol Side Effects anorexia, bleeding, cholelithiasis, constipation, diarrhea, GI bleeding, hyperchloremic acidosis, hypoprothrombinemia, pancreatitis, peptic ulcer, Drug-Vitamin-Herb Interactions Positive interactions: Folate Bile acid sequestrants may cause folate deficiency. Supplementation with 5 mg daily may prevent depletion. Vitamins A, E, K, and B12, iron, and calcium. Bile acid sequestrants impair the absorption of several nutrients, including vitamins A, E, K, and B12, iron, and calcium.
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