Patient info

C10AC01 colestyramine

ATC group of level 5 – chemical substance · in plain English: medicines lowering cholesterol, e.g. statins

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 3 medicines in this group.

Active substance: Colestyramine – all medicines with this substance, also in combinations.

Place in the ATC classification

  1. C Cardiovascular system drugs 1,712 medicines
    1. C10 Lipid modifying agents 208 medicines
      1. C10A Lipid modifying agents, plain 191 medicines
        1. C10AC Bile acid sequestrants 11 medicines
          1. C10AC01 colestyramine 3 medicines

Medicines

MedicineLegal category
Colestyramine Light 4 g powder for oral suspension SPC –
Questran 4 g/sachet powder for oral suspension SPC no longer supplied –
Questran Light 4 g/sachet powder for oral suspension SPC Prescription only (POM)

Other groups of the same level

Other names of the ATC group

Sources

  • Patient leaflets and SPCs: the MHRA product information (products.mhra.gov.uk) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA)
  • Active substances, ATC codes and legal categories: the NHS Dictionary of Medicines and Devices (dm+d), NHS Business Services Authority
  • World Health Organization (WHO): ATC/DDD classification, group C10AC01

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