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RESINCOLESTIRAMINA POWDER [SIN06583P]
Active ingredients: RESINCOLESTIRAMINA POWDER
Product Info
RESINCOLESTIRAMINA POWDER
[SIN06583P]
Product information
Active Ingredient and Strength | CHOLESTYRAMINE RESIN (ANHYDROUS) - 4 G/SACHET |
Dosage Form | POWDER |
Manufacturer and Country | LABORATORIOS RUBIO SA - SPAIN |
Registration Number | SIN06583P |
Licence Holder | ZYFAS PHARMA PTE LTD |
Forensic Classification | PRESCRIPTION ONLY MEDICINES |
Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) code | C10AC01 |
INDICATIONS
RESINCOLESTIRAMINA is indicated as adjunctive therapy in hypercholesterolaemia and as an adjunct for the relief of intractable diarrhoea and for the relief of pruritus secondary to biliary stasis.
DOSAGE
Adults: 12–16 g which is equivalent to one sachet (4 g) three or four times daily.
Children: 4–8 g which is equivalent to one sachet (4 g) one or two times daily.
Subsequent adjustment should be made according to clinical response or laboratory results and the benefit/risk ratio.
It is recommended that RESINCOLESTIRAMINA be given before meals, dissolved in 1/2 glass of milk or fruit juice. In treatment of hypercholesterolaemia and pruritus, it is preferable to administer the total daily dose in two doses, one before breakfast and one before the evening meal.
CONTRAINDICATIONS
It is contraindicated in patients with complete biliary obstruction and in those individuals who have shown hypersensitivity to any of its components.
