Welchol		625mg	180 tablets	$273.00
	Welchol (also known as Cholestagel)
	Welchol (also known as Cholestagel)
	Welchol (also known as Cholestagel)

Welchol Drug Information

The drug lowers cholesterol level and is used in patients who have not responded to exercise together with diet control. It bonds to bile acids based on cholesterol and drives them out of the blood, which causes the liver to convert extra cholesterol into bile acids which results in a reduction of bad cholesterol. When treatment with Welchol is initiated, patients should continue exercising and diet control as a supplement to treatment. It is beneficial for diabetes type 2 patients.

Welchol Drug Dosage

The drug is prescribed in conjunction with a statin. Patients who buy Welchol should consume it with a meal and liquid. The ideal dose of the drug is 6 tablets taken once daily or 3 tablets twice daily. When the drug is administered as an oral suspension, the dosage is 3.75 g once daily or 1.875 g twice daily. The drug comes in dosages of 625 mg (tablets). As oral suspension it comes as packages of 3.75 g and 1.875 g. At North Meds the drug is available as cheap Welchol in the dosage of 625 mg tablets and is a branded medication. There is no generic version offered. Customers can obtain discount Welchol when assorted quantities are ordered.

Side Effects and Precautions for Welchol

Side effects include muscle pain, dyspepsia, constipation, pharyngitis, flu-like symptoms. Rarer side effects include headache, pancreatitis, flatulence, stool abnormalities, hypoglycemia. Colesevelam Hydrochloride is not recommended for patients with gastrointestinal motility disorders such as gastroparesis, or major gastrointestinal tract surgery. When other drugs are administered concomitantly that have not been tested regarding their interaction with Colesevelam Hydrochloride, they should be taken at least four hours before it. Caution should be exercised with patients with dysphagia, swallowing disorders, pregnant women. Following initiation of treatment lipid levels should be analyzed after a 4-6 week period.

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