EPARs - Cholestagel/Colesevelam Hydrochloride

FICHA FARMACOLÓGICA de COLESEVELAM HYDROCHLORIDE. Contiene la Monografía en distintos idiomas (de la Comunidad Económica Europea), así como la discusión científica que sustenta su aprobación terapéutica. Para acceder a la monografía en idioma español, hacer doble clik en la sigla (es) en la fila que se sitúa más abajo del centro de la página oficial. Cerasale. Febrero 2009.

EPARs for authorised medicinal products for human use - Cholestagel

Active Substance
Colesevelam hydrochloride
International Nonproprietary Name or Common Name
Colesevelam
Pharmaco-therapeutic Group
Bile acid sequestrants
ATC Code
C10AC04

Therapeutic Indication:
Cholestagel co-administered with an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor (statin) is indicated as adjunctive therapy to diet to provide an additive reduction in LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C) levels in patients with primary hypercholesterolaemia who are not adequately controlled with a statin alone.

Cholestagel as monotherapy is indicated as adjunctive therapy to diet for reduction of elevated total and LDL-cholesterol in patients with isolated primary hypercholesterolaemia, in whom a statin is considered inappropriate or is not well tolerated