Cholestyramine
40 interactions 1 explained in plain English
Also sold as:
Prevalite
Questran
Medically reviewed by
Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS
· Updated Jul 4, 2026
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Sources: FDA prescribing information (Structured Product Labeling), the published literature cited in each entry, DDInter 2.0 (a major open-access drug-interaction database), and legacy DrugBank interaction data distributed by the NIH's RxNav service (decommissioned in 2024) — analyzed and reviewed by our pharmacist team. How we build this library →
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Cholestyramine Acetaminophen And Codeine Capital® & Codeine Explained Decreased acetaminophen effectiveness Details Cholestyramine Acetaminophen Acephen Decreased acetaminophen effectiveness Details Cholestyramine Acetaminophen Injection Acephen Decreased acetaminophen effectiveness Details Cholestyramine Acetaminophen Rectal Acephen Decreased acetaminophen effectiveness Details Cholestyramine Doxercalciferol Hectoral® Reduced doxercalciferol efficacy Details Cholestyramine Doxercalciferol Injection Hectorol Reduced doxercalciferol efficacy Details Cholestyramine Fluvastatin Lescol Decreased fluvastatin effectiveness Details Cholestyramine Glipizide Glucotrol Decreased glipiZIDE effectiveness; increased blood glucose Details Cholestyramine Hydrocortisone Ala-Cort Decreased hydrocortisone effectiveness Details Cholestyramine Hydrocortisone Injection A-Hydrocort® Decreased hydrocortisone effectiveness Details Cholestyramine Naproxen Aleve Delayed absorption of naproxen Details Cholestyramine Niacin Endur-Acin Decreased nicotinic acid exposure DetailsNo interactions on this page match that filter — try the next page or clear the filter.
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