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Questran.(Drug overview)
Pronounced: KWEST-ran
Generic name: Cholestyramine
Other brand name: Questran Light
Why is Questran prescribed?
Questran is used to lower cholesterol levels in the blood of people with primary hypercholesterolemia (too much LDL cholesterol). Hypercholesterolemia is a genetic condition characterized by a lack of the LDL receptors that remove cholesterol from the bloodstream.
This drug can be used to lower cholesterol levels in people who also have hypertriglyceridemia, a condition in which an excess of fat is stored in the body.
This drug may also be prescribed to relieve itching associated with gallbladder obstruction.
- BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY INTRODUCES A NEW TABLET FORM OF QUESTRAN(R), A...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire June 9, 1994 700+ words
...weeks. Questran Tablets complement the existing Questran and Questran Light powders and provide a more convenient dosing regimen...welcome alternative for current users of Questran and Questran Light who may have experienced difficulty with compliance...
- BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB VOLUNTARILY WITHDRAWS QUESTRAN TABLETS
- Press release article from: PR Newswire October 27, 1994 700+ words
...measure, it is voluntarily withdrawing Questran Tablets (Cholestyramine Tablets) from...patients having difficulty swallowing Questran(R) Tablets, including two reports...powder forms of this product, namely, Questran(R) (cholestyramine for oral suspension...
- Par Pharmaceutical Receives Final Approval to Market Generic Questran(R) Powder...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire August 29, 2005 700+ words
...light), 4g resin/5g powder. Cholestyramine is the generic version of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company's Questran(R) Powder and Questran(R) Light Powder for Oral Suspension, and is used for the treatment of primary hypercholesterolemia...
- Questran purchases sue Rohm & Haas in Philadelphia.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire April 14, 1989 700+ words
QUESTRAN PURCHASERS SUE ROHM & HAAS IN PHILADELPHIA PHILADELPHIA, April 14...court here. The lawsuits were brought on behalf of purchasers of the drug Questran, frequently prescribed for heart patients, and other Rohm & Haas...
- Questran
- Reference information from: The Mosby Medical Encyclopedia October 1, 1996 700+ words
The Mosby Medical Encyclopedia 10-01-1996 Questran, a trademark for a cholesterol control drug (cholestyramine resin). The ideas, procedures and suggestions contained in this...
- Par receives OK for generic Questran.(Par Pharmaceutical Inc.)(Brief Article)
- Newspaper article from: Pharma Marketletter September 5, 2005 700+ words
USA-based Par Pharmaceutical, has received final Food and Drug Administration approval for its cholesterol drug cholestyramine, a generic version of Bristol-Myers Squibb's drug Questra. The company says that the FDA has given approval for new applications for cholestyramine in the form of an oral
- FDA gives O.K. to range of products.(RX/GENERIC DRUGS)
- Magazine article from: Chain Drug Review September 26, 2005 700+ words
...version of Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.'s Questran. Par will offer cholestyramine in oral...gram resin/9-gram powder (generic Questran powder) and 4-gram resin/5-gram powder (generic Questran light powder). Domestic sales of cholestyramine...
- Par Pharmaceutical acquires five products from Bristol-Myers Squibb.
- Newspaper article from: Biotech Week April 10, 2002 700+ words
...Squibb. The products include the antihypertensives Capoten and Capozide, the cholesterol-lowering medications Questran and Questran Light, and Sumycin, an antibiotic. "Acquiring these well-respected products expands our product portfolio and...
