Cholestyramine Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

Background Cholestyramine is a binding agent that forms a complex in the intestine with bile acids and facilitates their excretion

Cholestyramine is used to lower high cholesterol levels in the blood This may help prevent medical problems caused by cholesterol clogging the blood vessels

cholestyramine Cholestyramine is a bile acid sequestering agent that was approved by the FDA for use in hyperlipidemia

cholestyramine CHOLESTYRAMINE lowers plasma cholesterol by sequestering bile acids in the gut and increasing their fecal excretion in