Welchol: effectiveness, side effects, alternatives in the real world
Summary:
Welchol: colesevelam hydrochloride
We study 11,309 Welchol users. The information eHealthMe analyzes includes:
- Effectiveness of Welchol- Alternative drugs to Welchol
- Welchol side effects and drug interactions
Number of reports submitted per year:

How effective is Welchol?
- High blood cholesterol - reported by 122 people
- Irritable bowel syndrome - reported by 24 people
- Diarrhea - reported by 19 people
Alternative drugs to the conditions Welchol treats:
Welchol side effects by duration, gender and age:
- Welchol side effects (10,886 reports)
Browse all side effects of Welchol:
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a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zCompare Welchol with similar drugs, by side effects and effectiveness:
- Welchol vs. Aspirin
- Welchol vs. Atorvastatin calcium
- Welchol vs. Crestor
- Welchol vs. Ezallor
- Welchol vs. Ezetimibe
- Welchol vs. Fenofibrate
- Welchol vs. Fish oil
- Welchol vs. Gemfibrozil
- Welchol vs. Lipitor
- Welchol vs. Lisinopril
- Welchol vs. Livalo
- Welchol vs. Lovastatin
- Welchol vs. Lovaza
- Welchol vs. Niacin
- Welchol vs. Niaspan
- Welchol vs. Pravachol
- Welchol vs. Pravastatin sodium
- Welchol vs. Repatha
- Welchol vs. Rosuvastatin calcium
- Welchol vs. Rosuvastatin zinc
- Welchol vs. Simvastatin
- Welchol vs. Tricor
- Welchol vs. Trilipix
- Welchol vs. Vytorin
- Welchol vs. Zetia
- Welchol vs. Zocor
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