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Drug Evaluation

Colesevelam – a bile acid sequestrant for treating hypercholesterolemia and improving hyperglycemia

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Pages 1363-1370 | Received 11 Oct 2021, Accepted 10 Aug 2022, Published online: 22 Aug 2022

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