QUESTRAN Cholestyramine 4 g/5g Powder, For Suspension, 210 g
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This medicine belongs to the Bile Acid Sequestrant class.
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🩺 Clinical
Cholestyramine is used to decrease the amount of cholesterol (a fat-like substance that can build up and clog blood vessels causing heart attacks or strokes or other health problems). Cholestyramine is in a class of medications called bile acid sequestrant. It works by binding bile acids in your intestines to form a product that is removed from the body.
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Acacia is a natural gum derived from acacia tree sap. It serves as a binder, thickener, and emulsifier to help hold ingredients together, improve texture, and stabilize the medicine.
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Anhydrous citric acid is a sour, crystalline powder derived from citric acid with water removed. In medicines, it acts as a buffer to control pH, adds tartness to improve taste, and helps tablets disintegrate.
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A synthetic yellow dye used to color medicines. It helps make tablets, capsules, and liquids visually distinct so patients can easily identify their medication.
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A synthetic yellow dye used to color medications. It helps identify the drug and make it visually distinctive, with no effect on how the medicine works.
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Polysorbate 80 is a synthetic emulsifier derived from sorbitol and oleic acid. It helps mix oil and water-based ingredients together in medications and improves how the product disperses in the body.
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Propylene glycol alginate is a thickening agent made from seaweed extract. It stabilizes and thickens liquid medicines, helping them achieve the right consistency and preventing ingredients from separating.
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A natural sugar derived from sugar cane or sugar beets. It's used as a sweetener, filler, and binder to improve taste, add bulk, and help hold tablet or capsule ingredients together.
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| Retail pharmacies payNADAC · weekly | Not in the retail survey — common for institutional, discontinued, or low-volume packs. | |
| Medicaid paysCMS SDUD · 12 mo | No recent Medicaid claims on file for this NDC — rare and low-volume NDCs are suppressed in the public data. | |
| Medicare drug plans payPart D · Q2 2026 | $0.4134 | — |
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| Product | Labeler | Pack | NADAC/unit | TE | Status | Price vs. this |
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| Cholestyramine Light 4 g/5.7g 24658-0271-97 | PURACAP | 239.4 g | $0.114 | AB | Availability likely | — |
| Cholestyramine Light 4 g/5.7g 42806-0271-97 | EPIC | 239.6 g | $0.114 | AB | Availability likely | — |
| Cholestyramine for Oral Suspension 4 g/5.7g 62135-0937-54 | Chartwell | 239.4 g | $0.114 | AB | Availability likely | — |
| Cholestyramine 4 g/4.8g 68094-0906-10 | Precision | 201.6 g | $0.145 | AB | Availability likely | — |
| Prevalite 4 g/5.5g 00245-0036-23 | Upsher-Smith | 231 g | $0.162 | AB | Availability likely | — |
| Cholestyramine 4 g/5.5g 68382-0529-42 | Zydus | 231 g | $0.162 | AB | Availability likely | — |
| Cholestyramine Light 4 g/5.7g 24658-0270-95 | PURACAP | 60 pouches | $0.803 | AB | Availability likely | — |
| Cholestyramine Light 4 g/5.7g 42806-0270-95 | EPIC | 60 pouches | $0.803 | AB | Availability likely | — |
| Cholestyramine 4 g/5g 49884-0466-65 | Par | 60 packets | $0.803 | AB | Availability likely | — |
| Cholestyramine 4 g/5.7g 33342-0319-70 | Macleods | 60 pouches | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Cholestyramine Light 4 g/5.7g 42806-0269-98 | EPIC | 5.7 g | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Questran 4 g/5gthis 49884-0937-67 | Par | 210 g | — | AB | Discontinued | — |
| Cholestyramine Light 4 g/4.8g 51224-0009-10 | TAGI | 201.6 g | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Cholestyramine 4 g/5g 63629-2162-01 | Bryant | 210 g | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Choleystyramine Light 4 g/5.718g 63629-9466-01 | Bryant | 60 pouches | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Choleystyramine Light 4 g/5.718g 67877-0422-24 | Ascend | 240.156 g | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Cholestyramine 4 g/5.5g 70771-1070-01 | Zydus | 231 g | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Cholestyramine 4 g/5g 72162-1505-02 | Bryant | 210 g | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
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This product is an FDA-approved generic. Other versions of the same drug are listed under Therapeutic equivalents, least expensive first.
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| Package NDC | Description | Marketing start | Status |
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| 49884-0937-67 You're viewing this | 210 g in 1 CAN (49884-937-67) | 2003-07-24 | Discontinued by firm |
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📄 Full prescribing information FDA SPL
🎯 Indications and Usage ▾
INDICATIONS AND USAGE 1) QUESTRAN (Cholestyramine for Oral Suspension USP), is indicated as adjunctive therapy to diet for the reduction of elevated serum cholesterol in patients with primary hypercholesterolemia (elevated low density lipoprotein [LDL] cholesterol) who do not respond adequately to diet. QUESTRAN may be useful to lower LDL cholesterol in patients who also have hypertriglyceridemia, but it is not indicated where hypertriglyceridemia is the abnormality of most concern. Therapy with lipid-altering agents should be a component of multiple risk factor intervention in those individuals at significantly increased risk for atherosclerotic vascular disease due to hypercholesterolemia.
Treatment should begin and continue with dietary therapy specific for the type of hyperlipoproteinemia determined prior to initiation of drug therapy. Excess body weight may be an important factor and caloric restriction for weight normalization should be addressed prior to drug therapy in the overweight. Prior to initiating therapy with QUESTRAN secondary causes of hypercholesterolemia (e.g., poorly controlled diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism, nephrotic syndrome, dysproteinemias, obstructive liver disease, other drug therapy, alcoholism), should be excluded, and a lipid profile performed to assess Total cholesterol, HDL-C, and triglycerides (TG).
For individuals with TG less than 400 mg/dL (<4.5 mmol/L), LDL-C can be estimated using the following equation: LDL-C = Total cholesterol – [(TG/5) + HDL-C] For TG levels >400 mg/dL, this equation is less accurate and LDL-C concentrations should be determined by ultracentrifugation. In hypertriglyceridemic patients, LDL-C may be low or normal despite elevated Total-C. In such cases QUESTRAN may not be indicated.
Serum cholesterol and triglyceride levels should be determined periodically based on NCEP guidelines to confirm initial and adequate long-term response. A favorable trend in cholesterol reduction should occur during the first month of QUESTRAN therapy. The therapy should be continued to sustain cholesterol reduction.
If adequate cholesterol reduction is not attained, increasing the dosage of QUESTRAN or adding other lipid-lowering agents in combination with QUESTRAN should be considered. Since the goal of treatment is to lower LDL-C, the NCEP 4 recommends that LDL-C levels be used to initiate and assess treatment response. If LDL-C levels are not available then Total-C alone may be used to monitor long-term therapy.
A lipoprotein analysis (including LDL-C determination) should be carried out once a year. The NCEP treatment guidelines are summarized below. *Coronary heart disease or peripheral vascular disease (including symptomatic carotid artery disease). **Other risk factors for coronary heart disease (CHD) include: age (males ≥45 years; females ≥55 years or premature menopause without estrogen replacement therapy); family history of premature CHD; current cigarette smoking; hypertension; confirmed HDL-C <35 mg/dL (<0.91 mmol/L); and diabetes mellitus.
Subtract one risk factor if HDL-C is ≥60 mg/dL (≥1.6 mmol/L). LDL-Cholesterol mg/dL (mmol/L) Definite Atherosclerotic Disease * Two or More Other Risk Factors ** Initiation Level Goal NO NO ≥190 (≥4.9) <160 (<4.1) NO YES ≥160 (≥4.1) <130 (<3.4) YES YES or NO ≥130 (≥3.4) ≤100 (≤2.6) QUESTRAN monotherapy has been demonstrated to retard the rate of progression 2,3 and increase the rate of regression 3 of coronary atherosclerosis. 2) QUESTRAN is indicated for the relief of pruritus associated with partial biliary obstruction.
QUESTRAN has been shown to have a variable effect on serum cholesterol in these patients. Patients with primary biliary cirrhosis may exhibit an elevated cholesterol as part of their disease.
⏱️ Dosage and Administration ▾
DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION The recommended starting adult dose for all QUESTRAN powdered products (QUESTRAN Powder and QUESTRAN LIGHT) is one packet or one level scoopful once or twice a day. The recommended maintenance dose for all QUESTRAN powdered products is 2 to 4 packets or scoopfuls daily (8 to 16 grams anhydrous cholestyramine resin) divided into two doses. Four grams of anhydrous cholestyramine resin is contained in each measured dose of QUESTRAN as follows: QUESTRAN Powder 9 grams QUESTRAN LIGHT 5 grams It is recommended that increases in dose be gradual with periodic assessment of lipid/lipoprotein levels at intervals of not less than 4 weeks.
The maximum recommended daily dose is six packets or scoopfuls of QUESTRAN (24 grams of anhydrous cholestyramine resin). The suggested time of administration is at mealtime but may be modified to avoid interference with absorption of other medications. Although the recommended dosing schedule is twice daily, QUESTRAN may be administered in 1 to 6 doses per day.
QUESTRAN should not be taken in its dry form. Always mix QUESTRAN with water or other fluids before ingesting. See Preparation Instructions.
Concomitant Therapy Preliminary evidence suggests that the lipid-lowering effects of QUESTRAN on total and LDL-cholesterol are enhanced when combined with a HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, e.g., pravastatin, lovastatin, simvastatin, and fluvastatin. Additive effects on LDL-cholesterol are also seen with combined nicotinic acid /QUESTRAN therapy. See the Drug Interactions subsection of the PRECAUTIONS section for recommendations on administering concomitant therapy.
PREPARATION The color of QUESTRAN may vary somewhat from batch to batch but this variation does not affect the performance of the product. Place the contents of one single-dose packet or one level scoopful of QUESTRAN in a glass or cup. Add an amount of water or other non-carbonated beverage of your choice depending on the product being used: Product Formula Amount of Water or other Non-Carbonated Liquid QUESTRAN Powder 2 to 6 ounces per dose QUESTRAN LIGHT 2 to 6 ounces per dose Stir to a uniform consistency and drink.
QUESTRAN may also be mixed with highly fluid soups or pulpy fruits with a high moisture content such as applesauce or crushed pineapple.
⛔ Contraindications ▾
CONTRAINDICATIONS QUESTRAN is contraindicated in patients with complete biliary obstruction where bile is not secreted into the intestine and in those individuals who have shown hypersensitivity to any of its components.
⚠️ Warnings ▾
WARNINGS PHENYLKETONURICS: QUESTRAN LIGHT CONTAINS 14.0 mg PHENYLALANINE PER 5 gram DOSE.
🤒 Adverse Reactions ▾
ADVERSE REACTIONS The most common adverse reaction is constipation. When used as a cholesterol-lowering agent predisposing factors for most complaints of constipation are high dose and increased age (more than 60 years old). Most instances of constipation are mild, transient, and controlled with conventional therapy.
Some patients require a temporary decrease in dosage or discontinuation of therapy. Less Frequent Adverse Reactions: Abdominal discomfort and/or pain, flatulence, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, eructation, anorexia, and steatorrhea, bleeding tendencies due to hypoprothrombinemia (Vitamin K deficiency) as well as Vitamin A (one case of night blindness reported) and D deficiencies, hyperchloremic acidosis in children, osteoporosis, rash and irritation of the skin, tongue and perianal area. Rare reports of intestinal obstruction, including two deaths, have been reported in pediatric patients.
Occasional calcified material has been observed in the biliary tree, including calcification of the gallbladder, in patients to whom QUESTRAN has been given. However, this may be a manifestation of the liver disease and not drug related. One patient experienced biliary colic on each of three occasions on which he took QUESTRAN.
One patient diagnosed as acute abdominal symptom complex was found to have a “pasty mass” in the transverse colon on x-ray. Other events (not necessarily drug related) reported in patients taking QUESTRAN include: Gastrointestinal—GI-rectal bleeding, black stools, hemorrhoidal bleeding, bleeding from known duodenal ulcer, dysphagia, hiccups, ulcer attack, sour taste, pancreatitis, rectal pain, diverticulitis. Laboratory test changes—Liver function abnormalities.
Hematologic—Prolonged prothrombin time, ecchymosis, anemia. Hypersensitivity—Urticaria, asthma, wheezing, shortness of breath. Musculoskeletal—Backache, muscle and joint pains, arthritis.
Neurologic—Headache, anxiety, vertigo, dizziness, fatigue, tinnitus, syncope, drowsiness, femoral nerve pain, paresthesia. Eye—Uveitis. Renal—Hematuria, dysuria, burnt odor to urine, diuresis.
Miscellaneous—Weight loss, weight gain, increased libido, swollen glands, edema, dental bleeding, dental caries, erosion of tooth enamel, tooth discoloration.
🔄 Drug Interactions ▾
Drug Interactions QUESTRAN (Cholestyramine for Oral Suspension USP) may delay or reduce the absorption of concomitant oral medication such as phenylbutazone, warfarin, thiazide diuretics (acidic), or propranolol (basic), as well as tetracycline, penicillin G, phenobarbital, thyroid and thyroxine preparations, estrogens and progestins, and digitalis. Interference with the absorption of oral phosphate supplements has been observed with another positively-charged bile acid sequestrant. QUESTRAN may interfere with the pharmacokinetics of drugs that undergo enterohepatic circulation.
The discontinuance of QUESTRAN could pose a hazard to health if a potentially toxic drug such as digitalis has been titrated to a maintenance level while the patient was taking QUESTRAN. Because cholestyramine binds bile acids, QUESTRAN may interfere with normal fat digestion and absorption and thus may prevent absorption of fat-soluble vitamins such as A, D, E and K. When QUESTRAN is given for long periods of time, concomitant supplementation with water-miscible (or parenteral) forms of fat-soluble vitamins should be considered.
SINCE QUESTRAN MAY BIND OTHER DRUGS GIVEN CONCURRENTLY, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT PATIENTS TAKE OTHER DRUGS AT LEAST ONE HOUR BEFORE OR 4 TO 6 HOURS AFTER QUESTRAN (OR AT AS GREAT AN INTERVAL AS POSSIBLE) TO AVOID IMPEDING THEIR ABSORPTION.
🤰 Pregnancy ▾
Pregnancy Pregnancy Category C There are no adequate and well controlled studies in pregnant women. The use of QUESTRAN in pregnancy or lactation or by women of childbearing age requires that the potential benefits of drug therapy be weighed against the possible hazards to the mother and child. QUESTRAN is not absorbed systemically, however, it is known to interfere with absorption of fat-soluble vitamins; accordingly, regular prenatal supplementation may not be adequate (see PRECAUTIONS: Drug Interactions ).
🧒 Pediatric Use ▾
Pediatric Use Although an optimal dosage schedule has not been established, standard texts (6,7) list a usual pediatric dose of 240 mg/kg/day of anhydrous cholestyramine resin in two to three divided doses, normally not to exceed 8 gm/day with dose titration based on response and tolerance. In calculating pediatric dosages, 44.4 mg of anhydrous cholestyramine resin are contained in 100 mg of QUESTRAN powder and 80 mg of anhydrous cholestyramine resin are contained in 100 mg of QUESTRAN LIGHT. The effects of long-term administration, as well as its effect in maintaining lowered cholesterol levels in pediatric patients, are unknown.
(Also see ADVERSE REACTIONS .)
🆘 Overdosage ▾
OVERDOSAGE Overdosage with QUESTRAN has been reported in a patient taking 150% of the maximum recommended daily dosage for a period of several weeks. No ill effects were reported. Should an overdosage occur, the chief potential harm would be obstruction of the gastrointestinal tract. The location of such potential obstruction, the degree of obstruction, and the presence or absence of normal gut motility would determine treatment.
🧬 Clinical Pharmacology ▾
ACTIONS/CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY Cholesterol is probably the sole precursor of bile acids. During normal digestion, bile acids are secreted into the intestines. A major portion of the bile acids is absorbed from the intestinal tract and returned to the liver via the enterohepatic circulation.
Only very small amounts of bile acids are found in normal serum. QUESTRAN resin adsorbs and combines with the bile acids in the intestine to form an insoluble complex which is excreted in the feces. This results in a partial removal of bile acids from the enterohepatic circulation by preventing their absorption.
The increased fecal loss of bile acids due to QUESTRAN administration leads to an increased oxidation of cholesterol to bile acids, a decrease in beta lipoprotein or low density lipoprotein plasma levels and a decrease in serum cholesterol levels. Although in man, QUESTRAN produces an increase in hepatic synthesis of cholesterol, plasma cholesterol levels fall. In patients with partial biliary obstruction, the reduction of serum bile acid levels by QUESTRAN reduces excess bile acids deposited in the dermal tissue with resultant decrease in pruritus.
Clinical Studies In a large, placebo-controlled, multi-clinic study, LRC-CPPT 1 , hypercholesterolemic subjects treated with QUESTRAN had mean reductions in total and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) which exceeded those for diet and placebo treatment by 7.2% and 10.4%, respectively. Over the seven-year study period the QUESTRAN group experienced a 19% reduction (relative to the incidence in the placebo group) in the combined rate of coronary heart disease death plus non-fatal myocardial infarction (cumulative incidences of 7% QUESTRAN and 8.6% placebo).
The subjects included in the study were men aged 35 to 59 with serum cholesterol levels above 265 mg/dL and no previous history of heart disease. It is not clear to what extent these findings can be extrapolated to females and other segments of the hypercholesterolemic population. (See also PRECAUTIONS: Carcinogenesis, Mutagenesis, Impairment of Fertility. ) Two controlled clinical trials have examined the effects of QUESTRAN monotherapy upon coronary atherosclerotic lesions using coronary arteriography.
In the NHLBI Type II Coronary Intervention Trial 2 , 116 patients (80% male) with coronary artery disease (CAD) documented by arteriography were randomized to QUESTRAN or placebo for five years of treatment. Final study arteriography revealed progression of coronary artery disease in 49% of placebo patients compared to 32% of the QUESTRAN group (p<0.05). In the St.
Thomas Atherosclerosis Regression Study (STARS) 3 , 90 hypercholesterolemic men with CAD were randomized to three blinded treatments: usual care, lipid-lowering diet, and lipid-lowering diet plus QUESTRAN. After 36 months, follow-up coronary arteriography revealed progression of disease in 46% of usual care patients, 15% of patients on lipid-lowering diet and 12% of those receiving diet plus QUESTRAN (p<0.02). The mean absolute width of coronary segments decreased in the usual care group, increased slightly (0.003mm) in the diet group and increased by 0.103mm in the diet plus QUESTRAN group (p<0.05).
Thus in these randomized controlled clinical trials using coronary arteriography, QUESTRAN monotherapy has been demonstrated to slow progression 2,3 and promote regression 3 of atherosclerotic lesions in the coronary arteries of patients with coronary artery disease. The effect of intensive lipid-lowering therapy on coronary atherosclerosis has been assessed by arteriography in hyperlipidemic patients. In these randomized, controlled clinical trials, patients were treated for two to four years by either conventional measures (diet, placebo, or in some cases low dose resin), or intensive combination therapy using diet plus colestipol (an anion exchange resin with a mechanism of action and an effect on serum lipids similar to that of QUESTRAN and QUESTRAN LIGHT) plus eithe…
📦 How Supplied / Storage and Handling ▾
HOW SUPPLIED QUESTRAN ® Powder (Cholestyramine for Oral Suspension USP) is a yellow colored orange flavored powder available in cans containing 378 grams and in cartons of sixty 9 gram packets. Four grams of anhydrous cholestyramine resin are contained in 9 grams of QUESTRAN Powder. The 378 g can includes a 15 cc scoop.
The scoop is not interchangeable with scoops from other products. NDC 49884-936-66 Can, 378 g NDC 49884-936-65 Carton of 60, 9 g packets QUESTRAN ® LIGHT (Cholestyramine for Oral Suspension USP) is a cream to pale yellow colored orange flavored powder available in cans containing 210 grams. Four grams of anhydrous cholestyramine resin are contained in 5 grams of QUESTRAN LIGHT.
The 210 g can includes a 9 cc scoop. The scoop is not interchangeable with scoops from other products. NDC 49884-937-67 Can, 210 g Storage Store between 20º to 25ºC (68º to 77ºF). [See USP Controlled Room Temperature].
Excursions permitted to 15º to 30ºC (59º to 86ºF). ® Registered trademark of Par Health, Inc.
📦 Storage and Handling ▾
Storage Store between 20º to 25ºC (68º to 77ºF). [See USP Controlled Room Temperature]. Excursions permitted to 15º to 30ºC (59º to 86ºF). ® Registered trademark of Par Health, Inc.
📋 Description ▾
DESCRIPTION QUESTRAN ® (Cholestyramine for Oral Suspension USP), the chloride salt of a basic anion exchange resin, a cholesterol lowering agent, is intended for oral administration. Cholestyramine resin is quite hydrophilic, but insoluble in water. The cholestyramine resin in QUESTRAN is not absorbed from the digestive tract.
Four grams of anhydrous cholestyramine resin is contained in 9 grams of QUESTRAN powder. Four grams of anhydrous cholestyramine resin is contained in 5 grams of QUESTRAN LIGHT. It is represented by the following structural formula: QUESTRAN powder contains the following inactive ingredients: acacia, citric acid, D&C Yellow No.
10, FD&C Yellow No.6, flavor (natural and artificial Orange), polysorbate 80, propylene glycol alginate and sucrose. QUESTRAN LIGHT contains the following inactive ingredients: aspartame, citric acid, colloidal silicon dioxide, D&C Yellow No. 10, FD&C Red No.40, flavor (natural and artificial Orange), maltodextrin, propylene glycol alginate and xanthan gum. this is the structure
💬 Information for Patients ▾
Information for Patients Inform your physician if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant or are breastfeeding. Drink plenty of fluids and mix each 9 gram dose of QUESTRAN Powder in at least 2 to 6 ounces of fluid. Mix each 5 gram dose of QUESTRAN LIGHT in at least 2 to 6 ounces of fluid before taking.
Sipping or holding the resin suspension in the mouth for prolonged periods may lead to changes in the surface of the teeth resulting in discoloration, erosion of enamel or decay; good oral hygiene should be maintained.