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Taking Welchol as prescribed by your physician gives you an opportunity to help reach your blood glucose and/or LDL (?bad?) cholesterol goals. Unlike other type 2 diabetes or cholesterol medications, Welchol does not enter your bloodstream. The medication works in your intestines and not in your bloodstream like other medications. This means it avoids your liver and kidneys so they are not needed to make Welchol work or to remove Welchol from your body. Welchol is the only medication approved, as an adjunct to diet and exercise, to treat adult patients with both Type 2 diabetes and LDL (?bad?) cholesterol.
Welchol should be taken as directed by your physician. Always take Welchol with a meal and liquid.
Welchol is now available in two forms: tablets and a new drinkable formulation for oral suspension.
Welchol should be taken as directed by your physician.
* 6 tablets once daily (taken with a meal and liquid)
* 3 tablets twice daily (taken with a meal and liquid)
* 1 packet mixed with water once daily (taken with a meal)
Important Information About Welchol (colesevelam HCl)
Welchol, along with diet and exercise, lowers LDL or bad cholesterol. It can be taken alone or with other cholesterol-lowering medications known as statins.
Welchol, along with diet and exercise, also lowers blood sugar levels in adult patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus when added to other anti-diabetic medications (metformin, sulfonylureas, or insulin).
Welchol lowers LDL cholesterol in boys, and in girls who have had a menstrual period, ages 10 to 17 years, with a condition known as heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (a genetic disorder that causes high cholesterol) alone or with other cholesterol-lowering medications known as statins after inadequate control with diet alone.
Welchol should not be used to treat type 1 diabetes or diabetic ketoacidosis. Welchol has not been studied with all anti-diabetic medications.
Welchol is not for everyone, especially those with an intestinal blockage, those with blood triglyceride levels of greater than 500 mg/dL, or a history of pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas) due to high triglyceride levels.
Welchol has not been shown to prevent heart disease or heart attacks.
Tell your doctor if you have high triglycerides (greater than 300 mg/dL).
Tell your doctor if you have stomach or intestinal problems, including gastroparesis (when the stomach takes too long to empty its contents), abnormal contractions of the digestive system, major gastrointestinal tract surgery, if you have trouble swallowing, or if you have vitamin A, D, E, or K deficiencies. Welchol for Oral Suspension is recommended for, but not limited to, use in children 10-17 years of age.
Welchol has known interactions with glyburide (a drug for diabetes), levothyroxine (a drug used to treat an underactive thyroid) and certain birth control pills. Welchol has not been studied with all combinations of drugs and supplements. Please tell your doctor about all medications and supplements you may be taking before beginning Welchol, as your doctor may tell you to take your other medications and supplements 4 hours before taking Welchol.
Remember to tell your doctor if you are pregnant, plan to become pregnant, or are breastfeeding.
Welchol for Oral Suspension should not be taken in its dry form. Welchol for Oral Suspension is recommended for, but not limited to, appropriate pediatric patients as well as any patient who has difficulty swallowing.
