QUESTRAN Powder for oral suspension Ref.[7190] Active ingredients: Colestyramine

Source: Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB)  Revision Year: 2019  Publisher: CHEPLAPHARM Arzneimittel GmbH, Ziegelhof 24, 17489 Greifswald, Germany

Product name and form

Questran Light 4g/sachet Powder for Oral Suspension.

Pharmaceutical Form

Powder for oral administration.

Qualitative and quantitative composition

Each sachet contains 4g anhydrous colestyramine (a basic anion-exchange resin).

Excipient with known effect: Questran Light contains 30mg of aspartame per sachet.

For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.

Active Ingredient Description
Colestyramine

Colestyramine resin absorbs and combines with the bile acids in the intestine to form an insoluble complex which is excreted in the faeces. This results in an increased faecal loss of bile acids which leads to an increased oxidation of cholesterol to bile acids and a decrease in serum cholesterol levels and low density lipoprotein serum levels.

List of Excipients

Aspartame
Citric acid anhydrous
Colloidal anhydrous silica
Orange juice flavour
Propylene glycol alginate
Xanthan gum

Pack sizes and marketing

Original packs containing 50 or 60 laminate sachets composed of paper, polyethylene and aluminium.

Not all pack sizes may be marketed.

Marketing authorization holder

CHEPLAPHARM Arzneimittel GmbH, Ziegelhof 24, 17489 Greifswald, Germany

Marketing authorization dates and numbers

PL 27041/0020

25th July 1988 / 26th November 1998

Drugs

Drug Countries
QUESTRAN Australia, Brazil, Germany, Estonia, Finland, France, Ireland, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States, South Africa

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