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Carfenazine Brand names, Carfenazine Analogs

Carfenazine Brand Names Mixture

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Carfenazine Chemical_Formula

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Carfenazine RX_link

http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic2/colesevelam.htm

Carfenazine fda sheet

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Carfenazine msds (material safety sheet)

Carfenazine Synthesis Reference

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Carfenazine Molecular Weight

618.248 g/mol

Carfenazine Melting Point

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Carfenazine H2O Solubility

Insoluble

Carfenazine State

Solid

Carfenazine LogP

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Carfenazine Dosage Forms

Tablets (off-white, film-coated, solid tablets containing 625 mg colesevelam)

Carfenazine Indication

For use, alone or in combination with an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, as adjunctive therapy to diet and exercise for the reduction of elevated LDL cholesterol in patients with primary hypercholesterolemia (Fredrickson Type IIa).

Carfenazine Pharmacology

Colesevelam is a high capacity bile-acid binding molecule. Colesevelam binds to bile acids in the intestine which reduces the amount of bile acids that are returned to the liver via enterohepatic circulation. Clinical studies have demonstrated that elevated levels of total cholesterol (total-C), LDL-C, and apolipoprotein B (Apo B, a protein associated with LDL-C) are associated with an increased risk of atherosclerosis in humans. Similarly, decreased levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) are associated with the development of atherosclerosis. Epidemiological investigations have established that cardiovascular morbidity and mortality vary directly with the levels of total-C and LDL-C, and inversely with the level of HDL-C. The combination of colesevelam and an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor is effective in further lowering serum total-C and LDL-C levels beyond that achieved by either agent alone.

Carfenazine Absorption

Not hydrolyzed by digestive enzymes and is not absorbed.

Carfenazine side effects and Toxicity

Symptoms of overdose may include eye irritation, constipation, abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and hypersensitivity. However, as colesevelam is not absorbed, the risk of systemic toxicity is low. Doses in excess of 4.5 g per day have not been tested.

Carfenazine Patient Information

Carfenazine Organisms Affected

Humans and other mammals