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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

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
High Cholesterol 6 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 4 1 Efficacy_none
post cholecystectomy diarrhea 2 1 Efficacy_major
Bowel urgency 2 1 Efficacy_major
High triglycerides 1 0
Increased lipids in blood (hyperlipidemia) 1 0

See all 21 patients currently taking Colesevelam

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 0
Mild
 1
None
 3

Reported Dosages

  625 mg daily 1,250 mg daily 1,875 mg daily 2,500 mg daily 3,750 daily 3,750 mg daily 5,000 mg daily
  6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 8 Number of Patients: 8 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Colesevelam (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 1   Did not seem to work: 33%
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 33%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 33%

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Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Colesevelam

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0

Stopped Taking Colesevelam

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Colesevelam

Always
 4 80%
Usually
 1 20%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Colesevelam

Very
 1 20%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 4 80%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Colesevelam

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 1 100%

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Report created on May 26, 2012.