Colestyramine

In some countries, this medicine may only be approved for veterinary use.

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

• Cholestyramine (OS: BAN)
• Colestyramine (OS: BAN, DCF)
• Cholestyramine Resin (IS)
• Cholestyramin-Harz (IS)
• Colestyraminum (IS)
• Divistyramine (IS)
• Holestiramin (IS)
• MK 325 (IS)
• Cholestyramine Resin (PH: USP 32)
• Colestyramine (PH: Ph. Eur. 6, BP 2010)
• Colestyraminum (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Colestyramine Chloride (OS: BANM)

Brand Names

• Cholestyramine
  Par, United States; Sandoz, United States



• Colestiramina
  Bestpharma, Chile; Medicalex, Colombia



• 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



• 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, Singapore; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Thailand



• Questran Lite
  Bristol-Myers Squibb, Australia; Bristol-Myers Squibb, New Zealand; Bristol-Myers Squibb, South Africa



• Questran
  Bristol-Myers Squibb, Belgium; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Burkina Faso; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Benin; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Central African Republic; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Cote D'ivoire; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Cameroon; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Colombia; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Czech Republic; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Denmark; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Algeria; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Finland; Bristol-Myers Squibb, France; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Gabon; Bristol-Myers Squibb, United Kingdom; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Guinea; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Hong Kong; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Indonesia; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Ireland; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Iceland; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Luxembourg; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Madagascar; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Mauritania; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Mauritius; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Niger; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Netherlands; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Norway; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Sweden; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Slovakia; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Senegal; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Chad; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Togo; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Tunisia; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Taiwan; Bristol-Myers Squibb, United States; Par, United States; Sanofi Aventis, Japan



• Questran (veterinary use)
  Bristol-Myers Squibb, United Kingdom



• Questran Loc
  Bristol-Myers Squibb, Sweden



• Questran-A
  Bristol-Myers Squibb, Netherlands; Euro, Netherlands



• Resincolestiramina
  Rubio, Spain; Rubio, Singapore



• Vasosan
  Dr. Felgenträger, Poland; Felgenträger, Germany



• Questran
  Bristol-Myers Squibb, Italy; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Oman

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

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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