United States· US:42806-269_00990dec-7618-4cc8-9387-48c2cea8df1c
CHOLESTYRAMINE LIGHT
A colestyramine product containing cholestyramine light, registered in United States by EPIC PHARMA, LLC. The same ATC class is registered in 13 of our 19 countries.
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Informational only — not a medical device.
Where it is registered
Colestyramine is registered in 13 of 19 countries.
Countries holding a registration under ATC C10AC01 (colestyramine), each read from that country’s own register.
- This record: United States, from FDA National Drug Code directory (United States)
- 7 of them publish a price we can compare per daily dose
Colestyramine · ATC C10AC01
13 / 19 countries
- Belgiumprice
- Canada
- Czechiaprice
- Denmark
- Finlandprice
- Germany
- Ireland
- Italyprice
- Netherlands
- Norwayprice
- Switzerlandprice
- United Kingdom
- United Statesprice
The record
At a glance
FDA National Drug Code directory (United States)- Active substance
- cholestyramine light
- Manufacturer
- EPIC PHARMA, LLC
- Country
- United States (US)
- ATC code
- C10AC01
- ATC class
- Colestyramine
- Defined daily dose
- 14 g, O
- Reimbursed
- Not published by this register
- Source register
- FDA National Drug Code directory (United States)
- Last checked
- September 12, 2026
Packs & prices · 1
- ndc1142806269985.7 g in 1 POUCH (42806-269-98)
Regulatory notes
Interactions
88 interactions on record for colestyramine.
Graded by severity as the source publishes them — 3 severe. Severity grades are free for everyone; mechanism and management come with Growth.
- Severity for every pair — free, no plan needed
- The source, licence and sync date on every record
- Mechanism and what to do for each pair — Growth plan
Colestyramine · interactions on record
88 records
- 3 severe
- 73 moderate
- 7 minor
Most severe, free to view
- Mycophenolic acidL04AA06severe
- TeriflunomidL04AA31severe
- TeriflunomideL04AK02severe
- Chenodeoxycholic acidA05AA01moderate
5 more interactions with mechanism and management, from a commercially licensed source.
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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.
- United KingdomColestyramine 10% creamSpecial Order
- GermanyColestyramin 1 A Pharma1 A Pharma Gmbh
- NorwayColestyramin orifarmOrifarm Generics A/S
- NetherlandsColestyramine suikervrij 4 g Focus, poeder voor orale suspensieFocus Care Pharmaceuticals B.V.
- CanadaCHOLESTYRAMINE-ODANODAN LABORATORIES LTD
- SwedenKolestyramin Alternova 4 g Pulver till oral suspension, dospåseAlternova A/S
- CzechiaRESINCOLESTIRAMINA
- SpainEFENSOL 3 g POLVO PARA SUSPENSION ORALFaes Farma S.A.
Authorised across Europe · EMA
The same active substance is authorised in 17 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
- Sweden · Kolestyramin Alternova, Questran
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/cbf01083-30bf-496b-b032-a8d97e523556 GET /v1/drugs/cbf01083-30bf-496b-b032-a8d97e523556?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.
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"unii": "4B33BGI082",
"rxcui": "2447",
"inchikey": null,
"display_name": "CHOLESTYRAMINE",
"substance_type": "polymer",
"ingredient_type": "INGREDIENT SUBSTANCE"
},
"route": "ORAL",
"livertox": {
"summary": null,
"livertox_id": null,
"hepatotoxicity_score": 5
},
"spl_meta": {
"acc48703-c15b-4275-aa75-749f1c07dcbb": {
"match": "brand_token",
"title": "CHOLESTYRAMINE POWDER, FOR SUSPENSION [ZYDUS PHARMACEUTICALS (USA) INC.]",
"spl_version": "6",
"published_date": "2026-04-29"
}
},
"productid": "42806-269_00990dec-7618-4cc8-9387-48c2cea8df1c",
"productndc": "42806-269",
"dosage_form": "POWDER, FOR SUSPENSION",
"orange_book": {
"appl_no": "074558",
"products": [
{
"rs": true,
"rld": false,
"te_code": "AB",
"strength": "EQ 4GM RESIN/PACKET",
"product_no": "001",
"approval_date": "Aug 15, 1996"
},
{
"rs": false,
"rld": false,
"te_code": "AB",
"strength": "EQ 4GM RESIN/SCOOPFUL",
"product_no": "002",
"approval_date": "Aug 15, 1996"
}
],
"appl_type": "A"
},
"dea_schedule": null,
"product_type": "HUMAN PRESCRIPTION DRUG",
"substance_name": "CHOLESTYRAMINE",
"proprietary_name": "CHOLESTYRAMINE LIGHT",
"active_ingred_unit": "g/5.7g",
"application_number": "ANDA074558",
"marketing_category": "ANDA",
"nonproprietary_name": "cholestyramine light",
"start_marketing_date": "20211215",
"active_numerator_strength": "4"
}See everything about colestyramine.
This page is the registration. A free account adds the label text as the regulator wrote it, what it costs per daily dose across the markets that publish a price, a feed of what changes in the registers, and an assistant that answers with its sources. Interaction severity is free; mechanism and management are on the Growth plan. No card, nothing to install.