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Which Medications Can Interfere with My Bile Acid Resin?

April 26, 2017acid bars bile interfere LDL medications resin

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Which Medications Can Interfere with My Bile Acid Resin?

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Which Medications Can Interfere with My Bile Acid Resin?I am taking a bile acid resin to lower my cholesterol. Are there any medications that can interact with it?Answer: Bile acid resins (BARs), also known as bile acid sequestrants, can be used successfully when your LDL, or “bad”, cholesterol levels are slightly elevated. Currently available bile acid resins (BARs) include: • WelChol(colesevalam) • Questran (cholestyramine) • Colestid (colestipol) • WelChol (colesevalam) Because bile acid resins primarily work on