Quick answers
- What is Cholestyramine Light?
- Cholestyramine Light is a brand name of Cholestyramine, a prescription medicine. The FDA NDC Directory lists 6 Cholestyramine Light products in 2 strengths and forms.
- Who makes Cholestyramine Light?
- Epic Pharma LLC holds the FDA application for Cholestyramine Light (ANDA074558, approved August 15, 1996). 2 other companies (repackagers or distributors) also list Cholestyramine Light products.
- Is there a generic or store brand of Cholestyramine Light?
- Yes. The FDA NDC Directory lists 2 other products with the same active ingredients, strength and form as a Cholestyramine Light product, 2 of them generic. Ask your pharmacist whether one is right for you.
- What do pharmacies pay for Cholestyramine Light?
- CMS lists a National Average Drug Acquisition Cost (NADAC) for 2 Cholestyramine Light strengths and forms (see the table below). That is what pharmacies pay to buy it, not what you pay: your price depends on your insurance and your pharmacy.
- Has Cholestyramine Light been recalled?
- No recall linked to Cholestyramine Light products (by their NDC code or label) appears in the FDA enforcement reports we use.
What Cholestyramine Light is
Each Cholestyramine Light product as listed in the FDA NDC Directory, by active ingredient, strength and form, with its official label. “Same medicine, other names” counts the other products with exactly the same active ingredients, strength and form (generic versions, store brands and other brands); inactive ingredients can differ.
Cholestyramine · prescription medicine
| Strength and form | Product names | Same medicine, other names | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| cholestyramine 4 g/4.8 g powder, for suspension (oral) | Cholestyramine Light | 1 product, 1 company | DailyMed |
| cholestyramine 4 g/5.7 g powder, for suspension (oral) | Cholestyramine Light | 1 product, 1 company | DailyMed |
Its page lists every product and company, the FDA label’s uses and boxed warning, approvals, shortages and recalls: Cholestyramine →
FDA approval
- ANDA: Abbreviated New Drug Application: how a generic version is approved.
| Application | Holder | First approved | Products |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDA074558 | Epic Pharma LLC | August 15, 1996 | 5 |
| ANDA209599 | Pharmobedient CNSLTG | November 12, 2020 | 1 |
What pharmacies pay (NADAC)
The National Average Drug Acquisition Cost (NADAC) is the average price U.S. retail pharmacies paid to buy one unit of a medicine (one tablet, one mL or one gram), from a monthly survey of pharmacy invoices by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). State Medicaid programs use it to pay pharmacies.
This is not the price you pay. What you pay depends on your insurance (copay or coinsurance), your pharmacy and any discounts, and pharmacies also charge for filling a prescription. Ask your pharmacist or your health plan what your price will be.
| Strength and form | Generic or brand | Pharmacies pay |
|---|---|---|
| cholestyramine 4 g/5.7 g powder, for suspension | Generic: Cholestyramine Light | $0.8638 per unit Generic of the same strength and form: $0.8638 per unit |
| cholestyramine 4 g/5.7 g powder, for suspension | Generic: Cholestyramine Light | $0.1158 per gram Generic of the same strength and form: $0.1158 per gram |
NADAC list of November 4, 2026; these prices took effect on October 21, 2026. Shown only where a package’s NDC code matches the NADAC list exactly, and only for that exact strength and form: nothing is averaged across strengths. Strengths and forms not listed here have no NADAC price.
Source: NADAC (National Average Drug Acquisition Cost) 2026, data.medicaid.gov (CMS) →
Companies that list Cholestyramine Light
The company named on the package (holder, repackager or distributor), as listed in the FDA NDC Directory, with its number of Cholestyramine Light products.
- Epic Pharma, LLC3 products
- Puracap Laboratories LLC dba Blu Pharmaceuticals2 products
- TAGI Pharma, Inc.1 product
Recalls
No recall linked to Cholestyramine Light products (by their NDC code or label) appears in the FDA enforcement reports.
Sources
- NDC Directory (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drugs@FDA (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drug labeling (SPL, openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drug recall enforcement reports (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 27, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- NADAC (National Average Drug Acquisition Cost) 2026 — Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), data.medicaid.gov, list of November 4, 2026, retrieved November 7, 2026
Which names get a brand page: a name the NDC Directory lists for a medicine, held by one company (the FDA application holder, or the company named on most of its products), that is not just a description, and that is not the only product of its medicine.