Upjohn's Colestid
Executive Summary
Shipments of tablet form of micronized colestipol cholesterol- lowering medication begin Nov. 1. Colestipol tablets (2 g colestipol q.d./b.i.d.), approved July 19, have the same active ingredient as orange-flavored and regular Celestial Granules ("The Pink Sheet," Aug. 1, In Brief). AWP, according to November's Medi- Span, is $34.38 for 120 1 gram tablets. The tablets are two- thirds the size of BMS' Questran (cholestyramine), Upjohn says. Questran tablets were withdrawn after seven reports of difficulty in swallowing ("The Pink Sheet" Oct. 31, T&G-3). excipients make up 12% of the Colestid tablet, including the coating