What is Locholest?

Prevalite 4 gram Oral Packet
Drug Name: CHOLESTYRAMINE - ORAL
Other Brand Names: Prevalite, Questran
Uses: Cholestyramine is used along with a proper diet to lower cholesterol in the blood. Lowering cholesterol helps decrease the risk for strokes and heart attacks. In addition to a proper diet (such as a low-cholesterol/low-fat diet), other lifestyle changes that may help this medication work better include exercising, losing weight if overweight, and stopping smoking. Consult your doctor for more details. Cholestyramine may also be used to treat itching in people with too much bile acid caused by a certain type of liver/bile duct disease (partial biliary obstruction). This medication is known as a bile acid-binding resin. It works by removing bile acid from the body. In people with high cholesterol, this causes the liver to make more bile acid by using cholesterol in the blood. This helps to lower the cholesterol levels.
Posts on Locholest (13)
3 years ago my non-functioning or sick gallbladder was removed. 6 months after that I had a...
- Sep 30, 2008
I had a adverse drug reaction to lipitor. very bad muscle pain and stiffness could hardly w...
- Jan 01, 1995
Posted By Joanne h on October 20, 1999 at 19:34:20
Topic Area: Diarrhea
Can someone pls h...
- Jul 26, 2007
About a year ago I became ill. After tests (most were borderline) my doc decided to remove ...
- Aug 11, 2002
Do you suffer and need this information?
I've researched "excess bile" since June 2000 w...
High cholesterol runs in my family so even with diet and exercise my numbers are still a li...
- Jan 01, 1995
Posted By Joanne h on October 20, 1999 at 19:34:20
Topic Area: Diarrhea
Can someone pls h...
- Jun 14, 1998
My wife has been suffering from chronic diarrhea and vomiting for three weeks. She has ...
- Jun 14, 1998
My wife has been suffering from chronic diarrhea and vomiting for three weeks. She has...
- Jan 01, 1995
Posted By Chuck on June 03, 1998 at 22:27:01:
My wife has been suffering fro...