Welchol, Cholestagel(colesevelam hydrochloride)
Cholestagel, Welchol (colesevelam hydrochloride) is a small molecule pharmaceutical. Colesevelam hydrochloride was first approved as Welchol on 2000-05-26. It is used to treat coronary artery disease, diarrhea, hypercholesterolemia, hyperlipoproteinemias, and hypertriglyceridemia amongst others in the USA. It has been approved in Europe to treat hypercholesterolemia.
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Welchol (generic drugs available since 2018-05-16)
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Labels
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Brand Name | Status | Last Update |
|---|---|---|
| colesevelam hcl | ANDA | 2023-04-19 |
| colesevelam hydrochloride | ANDA | 2023-04-13 |
| welchol | New Drug Application | 2022-06-21 |
Indications
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Indication | Ontology | MeSH | ICD-10 |
|---|---|---|---|
| coronary artery disease | — | D003324 | I25.1 |
| diarrhea | HP_0002014 | D003967 | R19.7 |
| hypercholesterolemia | HP_0003124 | D006937 | — |
| hyperlipoproteinemias | — | D006951 | — |
| hypertriglyceridemia | EFO_0004211 | D015228 | — |
| pseudomembranous enterocolitis | EFO_1001314 | D004761 | A04.7 |
| type 2 diabetes mellitus | EFO_0001360 | D003924 | E11 |
Agency Specific
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Expiration | Code | ||
|---|---|---|---|
COLESEVELAM HYDROCHLORIDE, WELCHOL, COSETTE | |||
| 2024-10-20 | M-232 | ||
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Indications Phases 4
Indication | MeSH | Ontology | ICD-10 | Ph 1 | Ph 2 | Ph 3 | Ph 4 | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type 2 diabetes mellitus | D003924 | EFO_0001360 | E11 | — | 3 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 18 |
| Hypercholesterolemia | D006937 | HP_0003124 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | 8 | |
| Hyperlipidemias | D006949 | EFO_0003774 | E78.5 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Obesity | D009765 | EFO_0001073 | E66.9 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Irritable bowel syndrome | D043183 | EFO_0000555 | K58 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 |
| Healthy volunteers/patients | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | ||
| Dyslipidemias | D050171 | HP_0003119 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | |
| Hyperglycemia | D006943 | HP_0003074 | R73.9 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Crohn disease | D003424 | EFO_0000384 | K50 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Familial combined hyperlipidemia | D006950 | E78.49 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
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Indications Phases 3
Indication | MeSH | Ontology | ICD-10 | Ph 1 | Ph 2 | Ph 3 | Ph 4 | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gastroesophageal reflux | D005764 | EFO_0003948 | K21 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 |
| Fecal incontinence | D005242 | R15 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
| Prediabetic state | D011236 | EFO_1001121 | R73.03 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Indications Phases 2
Indication | MeSH | Ontology | ICD-10 | Ph 1 | Ph 2 | Ph 3 | Ph 4 | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multiple myeloma | D009101 | C90.0 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | |
| Diarrhea | D003967 | HP_0002014 | R19.7 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease | D065626 | EFO_0003095 | K75.81 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Breast neoplasms | D001943 | EFO_0003869 | C50 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
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Indication | MeSH | Ontology | ICD-10 | Ph 1 | Ph 2 | Ph 3 | Ph 4 | Other | Total |
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| Type 1 diabetes mellitus | D003922 | EFO_0001359 | E10 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Glucose intolerance | D018149 | HP_0000833 | R73.03 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Epidemiology
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Drug
General
| Drug common name | COLESEVELAM HYDROCHLORIDE |
| INN | colesevelam |
| Description | Colesevelam is a bile acid sequestrant administered orally. It was developed by GelTex Pharmaceuticals and later acquired by Genzyme. It is marketed in the U.S. by Daiichi Sankyo under the brand name Welchol and elsewhere by Genzyme as Cholestagel. In Canada it is marketed by Valeant as Lodalis.
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| Classification | Small molecule |
| Drug class | — |
| Image (chem structure or protein) | |
| Structure (InChI/SMILES or Protein Sequence) | C=CCN.C=CCNCCCCCCCCCC.C=CCNCCCCCC[N+](C)(C)C.Cl.ClCC1CO1.[Cl-] |
Identifiers
| PDB | — |
| CAS-ID | 182815-43-6 |
| RxCUI | 141626 |
| ChEMBL ID | CHEMBL1201473 |
| ChEBI ID | — |
| PubChem CID | 160051 |
| DrugBank | DB00930 |
| UNII ID | 1XU104G55N (ChemIDplus, GSRS) |
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