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Possible Interaction: Cholestyramine Resin and Ispaghula Husk

Research Papers that Mention the Interaction

OBJECTIVE To determine if the bulk-forming laxative, psyllium hydrophilic mucilloid (PHM), reduces the gastrointestinal side effects and enhances the cholesterol-lowering efficacy of cholestyramine resin in patients with primary hypercholesterolemia.
The … PHM to … cholestyramine regimen provided a tendency toward further reductions in total cholesterol and LDL-C levels (6.67 vs 6.46 mmol/L [258 vs … mg/dL] and 4.63 vs 4.29 mmol/L [179 vs 166 mg/dL], respectively), although statistical significance was not achieved.
Archives of family medicine  •  1994  |  View Paper