cholestyramine

Generic: cholestyramine

Labeler: bryant ranch prepack
NDC Directory HUMAN PRESCRIPTION DRUG ANDA Inactive Finished

Drug Facts

Product Profile

Brand Name cholestyramine
Generic Name cholestyramine
Labeler bryant ranch prepack
Dosage Form POWDER, FOR SUSPENSION
Routes
ORAL
Active Ingredients

cholestyramine 4 g/5g

Manufacturer
Bryant Ranch Prepack

Identifiers & Regulatory

Product NDC 72162-1505
Product ID 72162-1505_fa6509db-b5e2-4210-873b-f0ff4ddc010a
Product Type HUMAN PRESCRIPTION DRUG
Marketing Category ANDA
Application Number ANDA077203
Listing Expiration 2026-12-31
Marketing Start 2005-09-15

Pharmacologic Class

Established (EPC)
bile acid sequestrant [epc]
Mechanism of Action
bile-acid binding activity [moa]

Normalized Code Variants

Searchable formats for this product NDC code

Digits Only 721621505
Hyphenated Format 72162-1505

Supplemental Identifiers

RxCUI
1801279
UNII
4B33BGI082
NUI
N0000180292 N0000175365

Resolved Product View

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Resolved Identity

Brand Name cholestyramine (source: ndc)
Generic Name cholestyramine (source: ndc)
Application Number ANDA077203 (source: ndc)
Routes
ORAL
source: ndc

Resolved Composition

Strengths
  • 4 g/5g
source: ndc
Packaging
  • 210 g in 1 CAN (72162-1505-2)
source: ndc

Packages (1)

72162-1505-2 210 g in 1 CAN (72162-1505-2)

Ingredients (1)

cholestyramine (4 g/5g)

Linked Drug Pages (1)

Cholestyramine ndc-match (0.9)

Raw FDA Data

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