The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
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ISSUE1091
October 30, 2000
Colesevelam (Welchol) For Hypercholesterolemia
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Colesevelam (Welchol) For Hypercholesterolemia
October 30, 2000 (Issue: 1091)
Colesevelam hydrochloride (Welchol - Sankyo Pharma), a nonabsorbed hydrophilic polymer that binds bile acids, has been approved by the FDA for reduction of plasma LDL cholesterol in patients with primary hypercholesterolemia.
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