Answer
Colesevelam hydrochloride binds bile acids in the intestine and prevents their reabsorption, increasing the liver’s conversion of cholesterol into bile acids and its number of LDL receptors, which increases LDL cholesterol clearance from blood.
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- Cholestagel 625 mg film-coated tabletsNeon Healthcare Ltd · emc · SmPC §5.1 Pharmacodynamic properties · Version 6Document updated
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