An anion exchange resin used to bind dietary cholesterol and hence prevent its systemic absorption. Used to treat hypercholesteremia. Can bind many acidic drugs in the gastrointestinal tract and prevent their absorption.
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cho·le·styr·amine kō-'les-tir-ə-.mēn n a strongly basic ion exchange resin that forms insoluble complexes with bile acids and has been used to lower cholesterol levels in hypercholesterolemic patients
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cho·le·sty·ra·mine (ko″lə-stiґrə-mēn) see cholestyramine resin, under resin.Medical dictionary. 2011.