Colestyramine

National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Lipid-regulating drugs

Data updated March 2026

Colestyramine was ranked 436th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 15,717 items, up 6.1% on a year earlier.

15,717items

Dispensed in March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£424,744

Net ingredient cost · March 2026

NHSBSA PCA

182,966items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Colestyramine: national items dispensed by month

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

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Top presentations, March 2026

The individual products dispensed under Colestyramine, by items this month.

Presentations of Colestyramine, March 2026
Presentation	Items	Net ingredient cost
Questran 4g oral powder sachets	6,636	£85,210
Colestyramine 4g oral powder sachets sugar free	5,603	£265,399
Questran Light 4g oral powder sachets	3,478	£74,135

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