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    • CHOLESTYRAMINE LIGHT (Generic for QUESTRAN LIGHT)

    • QTY 239.4
    • 4 G
    • Powder
    • Near  77381

CHOLESTYRAMINE (koe LESS tir a meen) treats high cholesterol. It may also be used to treat itching caused by high levels of bile acid in people with liver conditions. It works by removing bile acid from your body and decreasing the amount of bad cholesterol (such as LDL) in your blood. Changes to diet and exercise are often combined with this medication.


CHOLESTYRAMINE LIGHT (Generic for QUESTRAN LIGHT) Lifestyle Interactions

  • Aprepitant 25mg/1mL, Oral suspension

    Interaction: Grapefruit juice
    Severity: Major
    Notes for Consumers: Do not take Aprepitant, Fosaprepitant with grapefruit juice. Increased side effects may be observed if these drugs are given together. Discuss possible alternative options with your health care provider.
    Notes for Professionals: Avoid the concomitant use of aprepitant, fosaprepitant with grapefruit juice due to substantially increased exposure of aprepitant. After administration, fosaprepitant is rapidly converted to aprepitant. Grapefruit juice is a strong CYP3A4 inhibitor and aprepitant is a CYP3A4 substrate. Coadministration of a single oral dose of aprepitant on day 5 of a 10-day ketoconazole regimen (strong CYP3A4 inhibitor) increased the aprepitant AUC approximately 5-fold, and increased the mean terminal half-life by approximately 3-fold.

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