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Cholestyramine For Oral Suspension

Bile Acid Sequestrant class · 0 generic manufacturers · 0 ANDAs filed at FDA.

First FDA approval1996-08-15
Generic availableNo (brand-only)
Shortage statusNone
340B exposureunknown
Last updated
NADAC: weekly (every Wed)Part D Formulary: quarterlyPart D Spend: annual (CY24)Orange Book: weeklyShortages: daily
At a glance · the numbers a plan sponsor wants on screen one
Lowest NADAC
$0.103/unit
1 NDCs benchmarked, lowest of all strengths.
Average NADAC
$0.103
Across all dosage forms in distribution.
Highest NADAC
$0.103
Range is tight.
Plans with PA
0 / 329
Zero PA friction — switching is purely formulary.

Questions a plan sponsor actually asks.

FAQPage schema7 entries indexed · 4 visible
What is Cholestyramine For Oral Suspension used for?

Cholestyramine For Oral Suspension is a Bile Acid Sequestrant medication tracked in Medicare Part D.

Is there a generic for Cholestyramine For Oral Suspension?

No. Cholestyramine For Oral Suspension is brand-only with no generic equivalents currently in market.

How much does my plan pay for Cholestyramine For Oral Suspension?

Across 329 Part D plans, Cholestyramine For Oral Suspension averages $0.103/unit (NADAC). Lowest available: $0.103/unit. Highest in distribution: $0.103/unit.

Is Cholestyramine For Oral Suspension on the FDA shortage list?

No. Cholestyramine For Oral Suspension is not currently on the FDA Drug Shortage Database.

3 additional drug-specific questions are indexed in the page's FAQPage schema for search engines and LLM crawlers, beyond what renders visually above. View page source for the complete JSON-LD.

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Bile Acid Sequestrant6 alternatives in D1
01
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$0.145Lowest NADAC
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Cholestyramine Light
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03
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Sources · every number above traces back.

Last refresh30 May 2026

Drug identity, dosage forms, brand names: openFDA NDC Directory · First approval, ANDA history: FDA Orange Book · NADAC unit costs: CMS NADAC weekly file (1 NDCs benchmarked) · Formulary tier and PA placement: CMS Part D Formulary file (329 plans) · Annualized spend, claims, beneficiaries: CMS Part D Spending Dashboard · Shortage status: FDA Drug Shortage Database · 340B exposure: HRSA OPAIS. Methodology and reproducibility notes on /methodology.