Sweden· SE-20170315000072
Kolestyramin Alternova 4 g Pulver till oral suspension, dospåse
A medicinal product containing colestyramine, registered in Sweden by Alternova A/S.
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The record
At a glance
Swedish Medical Products Agency (Sweden)- Active substance
- Colestyramine
- Manufacturer
- Alternova A/S
- Country
- Sweden (SE)
- ATC code
- —
- Reimbursed
- Not published by this register
- Source register
- Swedish Medical Products Agency (Sweden)
- Last checked
- October 1, 2026
Packs & prices · 1
- se_varunummer20170315000072
Regulatory notes
No shortage, Orange Book or US label notes for this record.
Same medicine, other countries
Colestyramine in 14 other countries
What each register calls a product with the same active substance — salts and hydrates count as the same.
- NorwayColestyramin orifarmOrifarm Generics A/S
- CanadaCHOLESTYRAMINE-ODANODAN LABORATORIES LTD
- NetherlandsColestyramine suikervrij 4 g Focus, poeder voor orale suspensieFocus Care Pharmaceuticals B.V.
- IrelandQuestran 4g/sachet, Powder for oral suspensionCHEPLAPHARM Arzneimittel GmbH
- FinlandQuestranCheplapharm Arzneimittel GmbH
- CzechiaRESINCOLESTIRAMINA
- SpainRESINCOLESTIRAMINA 4 g POLVO PARA SUSPENSION ORALLaboratorios Rubio S.A.
- BelgiumQuestran 4 gCheplapharm Arzneimittel
Authorised across Europe · EMA
The same active substance is authorised in 16 EEA countries. Names it is sold under:
- Austria · Quantalan Zuckerfrei
- Belgium · Questran
- Cyprus · Resincolestiramina
- Germany · Colestyramin 1 A Pharma, Colestyramin Ratiopharm
- Denmark · Colestyramin Orifarm
- Spain · Efensol, Resincolestiramina
- Finland · Questran
- France · Questran
- United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) · Colestyramine Light Laboratorios Rubió, Colestyramine Neon Healthcare
- Hungary · Cholestyramine
- Ireland · Questran
- Italy · Questran
- Luxembourg · Questran
- Netherlands · Colestyramine Suikervrij Focus, Questran
- Norway · Questran, Questran Loc
- Portugal · Quantalan
Source: European Medicines Agency, Article 57 product data.
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For developers
The same record over the API, and the raw payload
GET /v1/drugs/a18dec4b-3f2e-46ed-b4d7-d8600403a75d GET /v1/drugs/a18dec4b-3f2e-46ed-b4d7-d8600403a75d?format=fhir
Every response carries last_synced_at, so freshness is a field rather than a promise. Below is exactly what the ingestion wrote, before any presentation — the same JSON the API returns under payload.
{
"source": "lakemedelsverket",
"doc_types": [
"SmPC",
"PL",
"PAR"
],
"se_npl_id": "20170315000072",
"product_page": "https://www.lakemedelsverket.se/sv/sok-lakemedelsfakta/lakemedel?id=20170315000072",
"product_doc_link": "https://docetp.mpa.se/LMF/Kolestyramin%20Alternova%204%20g%20oral%20powder%20SmPC_09001bee807a4d58.pdf"
}See everything about colestyramine.
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