Pharmacologic Substance
colestipol
Brand Names:
Colestid
Effect:
Decreased Cholesterol Absorption
May Prevent:
Coronary Artery Disease
May Treat:
Coronary Artery Disease; Diarrhea; Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous; Hypercholesterolemia; Hyperlipoproteinemias; Hypertriglyceridemia
More Information:
ChemID; DrugBank; DailyMed; DrugInfo; PDR
Definitions related to colestipol:
  • A positively charged, non-digestible, triamine and epoxypropane copolymer anion-exchange resin that binds to bile acids in the intestine to form an insoluble complex, which is excreted in the feces.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Highly crosslinked and insoluble basic anion exchange resin used as anticholesteremic, it may also may reduce triglyceride levels.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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