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Welchol, Cholestagel(colesevelam hydrochloride)
Cholestagel, Colesevelam, Welchol (colesevelam hydrochloride) is a small molecule pharmaceutical. Colesevelam hydrochloride was first approved as Welchol on 2000-05-26. It is used to treat coronary artery disease, diarrhea, hypercholesterolemia, hyperlipoproteinemias, and hypertriglyceridemia amongst others in the USA. It has been approved in Europe to treat hypercholesterolemia.
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infectionsD007239
digestive system diseasesD004066
cardiovascular diseasesD002318
nutritional and metabolic diseasesD009750
endocrine system diseasesD004700
signs and symptoms pathological conditionsD013568
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Colesevelam, Welchol (discontinued: Colesevelam, Welchol)
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Colesevelam hydrochloride
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WELCHOLCosette Pharmaceuticals N-022362 RX2009-10-02
1 products, RLD, RS
WELCHOLCosette Pharmaceuticals N-021176 RX2000-05-26
1 products, RLD, RS
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colesevelamANDA2024-11-26
colesevelam hclANDA2024-08-22
colesevelam hydrochlorideANDA2024-12-31
welcholNew Drug Application2024-12-02
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COLESEVELAM HYDROCHLORIDE, WELCHOL, COSETTE
2024-10-20M-232
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C: Cardiovascular system drugs
C10: Lipid modifying agents
C10A: Lipid modifying agents, plain
C10AC: Bile acid sequestrants
C10AC04: Colesevelam
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Drug common nameColesevelam hydrochloride
INNcolesevelam
Description
Colesevelam is a bile acid sequestrant administered orally. It was developed by GelTex Pharmaceuticals and later acquired by Genzyme. It is marketed in the U.S. by Daiichi Sankyo under the brand name Welchol and elsewhere by Genzyme as Cholestagel. In Canada it is marketed by Valeant as Lodalis.
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CAS-ID182815-43-6
RxCUI141626
ChEMBL IDCHEMBL1201473
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PubChem CID160051
DrugBankDB00930
UNII ID1XU104G55N (ChemIDplus, GSRS)
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Colesevelam hydrochloride
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Colesevelam
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