Patient/caregiver was instructed upon therapeutic uses of cholestyramine as follows: Cholestyramine is an anti-cholesterol medication used in individuals with complaint of hyperlipidemia and hypercholesterolemia, to help reduce the levels of cholesterol, especially LDL-cholesterol, in the blood. Cholestyramine forms complexes with bile acids, which cannot be absorbed in the intestines. This prevents reabsorption and recycling of bile acids, and so, are excreted in the feces complexed with cholestyramine. As bile acids are needed for digestion and [...]

Patient/caregiver was instructed upon cholestyramine and mechanism of action of cholestyramine as follows: Bile acids are essential components of bile, secreted by the liver. They help with digestion and absorption of fats and fat-soluble vitamins in the intestines. Bile acids after performing their function of aiding with fat digestion and absorption, usually are reabsorbed and recycled for further use. Cholestyramine is a resin that binds with the bile acids in the intestines and form complexes [...]