Cholestyramine
Questran, Questran Light, Cholestyramine Light, Prevalite, and generics
Antilipemic, binding resin
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- Powder for oral suspension:
- Questran and generics: 4 g anhydrous resin per 9 g powder (9 g—box of 60 packets, 378 g can)
- Questran Light: 4 g anhydrous resin per 5 g powder (5 g—box of 60 packets, 210 g can)
- Cholestyramine Light: 4 g anhydrous resin per 5.7 g powder with aspartame (5.7 g—box of 60 packets, 239 g can)
- Prevalite: 4 g anhydrous resin per 5.5 g powder with aspartame (5.5 g—box of 42 or 60 packets, 231 g can)
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Citation
Hughes, Helen K., and Lauren K. Kahl, editors. "Cholestyramine." Harriet Lane Handbook Harriet Lane Handbook, 23rd ed., Elsevier, 2024. Harriet Lane, www.unboundmedicine.com/harrietlane/view/Harriet_Lane_Handbook/309573/2/Cholestyramine.
Cholestyramine. In: Hughes HKH, Kahl LKL, eds. Harriet Lane Handbook Harriet Lane Handbook. Elsevier; 2024. https://www.unboundmedicine.com/harrietlane/view/Harriet_Lane_Handbook/309573/2/Cholestyramine. Accessed October 4, 2026.
Cholestyramine. (2024). In Hughes, H. K., & Kahl, L. K. (Eds.), Harriet Lane Handbook Harriet Lane Handbook (23rd ed.). Elsevier. https://www.unboundmedicine.com/harrietlane/view/Harriet_Lane_Handbook/309573/2/Cholestyramine
Cholestyramine [Internet]. In: Hughes HKH, Kahl LKL, eds. Harriet Lane Handbook Harriet Lane Handbook. Elsevier; 2024. [cited 2026 October 04]. Available from: https://www.unboundmedicine.com/harrietlane/view/Harriet_Lane_Handbook/309573/2/Cholestyramine.
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