Drug details

Welchol (colesevelam hcl)

type of Bile Acid Sequestrants

Welchol (colesevelam hydrochloride) is a lipid-lowering and glucose-lowering agent used to lower "bad" cholesterol in the blood. Welchol is sometimes used together with other cholesterol-lowering medications. Welchol is also used to improve glycemic control in people with type 2 diabetes.

This drug may have the following side effects:

• vomiting
• severe stomach pain,
• severe pain in your upper stomach spreading to your back,
• severe constipation,
• nausea, and

The following drugs are related to Welchol, either as a replacement or used together:

• Advicor (niacin xr and lovastatin)
• Altoprev (lovastatin extended-release tablets)
• Caduet (amlodipine besylate, atorvastatin calcium)
• Eliquis (apixaban tablets)
• Lipitor (atorvastatin calcium)
• Baycol (cerivastatin (removed from market 8/2001))
• Nexlizet (bempedoic acid and ezetimibe tablets)
• Nexletol (bempedoic acid tablets, for oral use)
• Brilinta (ticagrelor tablets for oral administration)
• Questran Light (cholestyramine, light for oral suspension)
• Colestid (colestipol)
• Evkeeza (evinacumab-dgn for injection)
• Liptruzet (ezetimibe and atorvastatin tablets)
• Vytorin (ezetimibe and simvastatin)
• Lipofen (fenofibrate)
• Triglide (fenofibrate)
• Tricor (fenofibrate)
• Fenoglide (fenofibrate tablets)
• Fibricor (fenofibric acid)
• Trilipix (fenofibric acid capsules)
• Lescol XL (fluvastatin sodium extended-release tablets)
• Vasovist (gadofosveset trisodium injection for intravenous use)
• Lopid (gemfibrozil)
• Leqvio (inclisiran injection)
• Juxtapid (lomitapide capsules)
• Lovaza (omega-3-acid ethyl esters)
• Niaspan (niacin)
• Roszet (rosuvastatin and ezetimibe tablets)

The following supplements are related to Welchol, and may be used together with the drug:

• Black Tea (s.)
• Magnesium (s.)
• Rice Bran (s.)
• Acetyl-L-Carnitine (s.)
• Alpha-Linolenic Acid (s.)
• Beer (s.)
• Calcium (s.)
• Citicoline (s.)
• Coenzyme Q-10 (s.)
• Fish Oil (s.)
• Folic Acid (s.)
• Glycine (s.)
• L-Carnitine (s.)
• N-Acetyl Cysteine (s.)
• Olive (s.)
• Potassium (s.)
• Sweet Orange (s.)
• Terminalia (s.)
• Wine (s.)
• Green Tea (s.)
• Blond Psyllium (s.)
• Cod Liver Oil (s.)
• Garlic (s.)
• Ginkgo (s.)
• Alfalfa (s.)
• Artichoke (s.)
• Avocado (s.)
• Barley (s.)
• Beta-Sitosterol (s.)
• Black Psyllium (s.)
• English Walnut (s.)
• Flaxseed (s.)
• Gamma Oryzanol (s.)
• Glucomannan (s.)
• Guar Gum (s.)
• Inositol Nicotinate (s.)
• Inulin (s.)
• Jiaogulan (s.)
• Macadamia Nut (s.)
• Mesoglycan (s.)
• Oats (s.)
• Pantethine (s.)
• Pectin (s.)
• Red Yeast (s.)
• Safflower (s.)
• Sitostanol (s.)
• Soy (s.)
• Soybean Oil (s.)
• Xanthan Gum (s.)
• Yogurt (s.)