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Cholestyramine has an accepted place in the treatment of hypercholesterolemia, acting as a non-absorbable bile acid sequestrant. Although it is effective and safe during long-term administration, its use has been complicated by gastro-intestinal side-effects and by the occasional development or aggravation of hypertriglyceridemia.
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Simons, L.A., Myant, N.B. (1977). Metabolic Effects of the Bile Acid Sequestrant Polidexide (SecholexR) in Man. In: Manning, G.W., Haust, M.D. (eds) Atherosclerosis. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 82. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-4220-5_35
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