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What is Colesevelam?
Colesevelam is used with exercise and diet changes to reduce the amount of cholesterol and certain fatty substances in your blood. It works by binding bile acids in your intestines. It may be used alone or in combination with statins.
Reported Purpose & Efficacy
| Purpose | # of patients |
# of patients with evaluations
Efficacy
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Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 4 | 1 |
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| High Cholesterol | 4 | 1 |
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| post cholecystectomy diarrhea | 2 | 1 |
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| Bowel urgency | 2 | 1 |
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| Increased lipids in blood (hyperlipidemia) | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Doctor recommendation | 1 | 0 |
See all 17 patients currently taking Colesevelam
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Reported Dosages
Reported Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Did not seem to work | 1 |  |
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| Side effects too severe | 1 | |
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| Course of treatment ended | 1 | |
Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼
Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
Adherence
Taking treatment as prescribed
Adherence of Colesevelam
Always |
4 | 80% |
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|---|---|---|---|
Usually |
1 | 20% |
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Sometimes |
0 | 0% |
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Never |
0 | 0% |
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Burden
Difficulty being on treatment
Burden of Colesevelam
Very |
1 | 20% |
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|---|---|---|---|
Somewhat |
0 | 0% |
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A little |
0 | 0% |
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Not at all |
4 | 80% |
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Cost
Paid out of pocket
Cost of Colesevelam
$200+ |
0 | 0% |
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|---|---|---|---|
$100-199 |
0 | 0% |
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$50-99 |
0 | 0% |
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$25-49 |
0 | 0% |
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< $25 |
1 | 100% |
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Report created on February 11, 2012.