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• Market Wire - Welchol(TM) (colesevelam HCl) Receives FDA Approval to Reduce Blood Glucose in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes (Mon, 21 Jan 2008 08:00:00 GMT)
  January 21, 2008 -- Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. announced today thatthe United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approvedWelchol(TM) (colesevelam HCl) to improve...
• Market Wire - Data From Pooled Analyses Demonstrates Welchol, Combined With Metformin -- or Sulfonylurea-Based Therapy, Significantly Lowers Blood Glucose in Adults With... (Fri, 16 May 2008 07:00:00 GMT)
  May 16, 2008 -- Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. (DSI) announced todaythat data from two pooled analyses further demonstrate that Welchol(TM)(colesevelam HCl), in combination...
• PR Newswire - Data from Pooled Analyses Demonstrates Welchol, Combined with Metformin- or Sulfonylurea-Based Therapy, Significantly Lowers Blood Glucose in Adults with Type... (Fri, 16 May 2008 07:00:00 GMT)
  May 16, 2008 -- First and Only Therapy Approved to Treat Both Type 2 Diabetes and High LDL- Cholesterol Welchol Recently Added to ACE/AACE Road Maps PARSIPPANY,...
• Market Wire - Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. Announces Filing for WelChol Label Change to Include Ezetimibe Efficacy Data (Wed, 28 Mar 2007 07:00:00 GMT)
  March 28, 2007 -- Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. announced today that ithas filed for a label change with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration toinclude ezetimibe efficacy data...
• Market Wire - Welchol(TM) Lowered A1C by a Mean 1 Percent or Greater When Added to Metformin-, Insulin-, or Sulfonylurea-Based Therapy in 47 Percent of Patients Evaluated (Fri, 30 May 2008 07:00:00 GMT)
  May 30, 2008 -- Daiichi Sankyo, Inc., announced today thatdata from post-hoc analyses of three pivotal studies demonstrated that theaddition of Welchol(TM),...
• Market Wire - Welchol(TM) Added to the American College of Endocrinology/American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists "Road Maps to Achieve Glycemic Control in... (Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:00:00 GMT)
  April 15, 2008 -- Daiichi Sankyo announced today thatWelchol(TM) (colesevelam HCl) has been added to the American College ofEndocrinology (ACE) and American...
• Market Wire - New Study Confirms WelChol Improves Glycemic Control in Patients With Uncontrolled Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus on Insulin (Wed, 15 Nov 2006 08:00:00 GMT)
  November 15, 2006 -- Data presented today at the American HeartAssociation's (AHA) Scientific Sessions 2006 in Chicago demonstrated thatWelChol® (colesevelam HCl),...
• Market Wire - WelChol and Ezetimibe Combination Therapy Provides Significant LDL-C Reductions (Mon, 13 Nov 2006 08:00:00 GMT)
  November 13, 2006 -- A new study found that taking WelChol®(colesevelam HCI) in combination with ezetimibe reduced LDL-C by 32%,reducing mean LDL-C levels by an...
• Market Wire - Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. Announces Filing of Supplemental New Drug Application for WelChol in the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (Tue, 02 Jan 2007 08:00:00 GMT)
  January 2, 2007 -- Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. announced today that ithas filed a supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) with the U.S. Food andDrug Administration (FDA) for...
• Market Wire - First Data to Show Addition of a Bile Acid Sequestrant (WelChol, colesevelam HCl) to Statin Therapy Significantly Reduces Median hs-CRP Levels (Tue, 18 Apr 2006 07:00:00 GMT)
  April 18, 2006 -- Data published today in the April 15 issueof the American Journal of Cardiology demonstrated that adding WelChol®(colesevelam hydrochloride) to...

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• Resolved Question: is there a substitute for welchol? (Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:55:55 GMT)
• Resolved Question: Should I continue taking my cholesterol meds even if my numbers go down to a safe level? (Tue, 01 Apr 2008 02:20:48 GMT)
  I take Welchol(625 mg), 3 tabs at breakfast & 3 tabs during dinner.
• Resolved Question: Can Welchol cause itching and rash under the arm pits? (Fri, 24 Aug 2007 17:59:50 GMT)
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• Resolved Question: Has anyone ever had a stroke of the eye? now total blindness in left eye? (Fri, 04 May 2007 19:09:49 GMT)
  My mother-in-law had a stroke of the eye, and lost partial vision in her left eye. Now she has lost complete vision in that eye. She is on Lipitor, Naproxin, Zoloff, Lyrica, Net Formin, Claritin D, Welchol, Byetta, Advair. Thanks for any info.
• Resolved Question: My G.I. doctor has given me WelChol for IBS. Does this make sense? (Thu, 15 Mar 2007 02:00:06 GMT)
  I have diarrhea prominent Irritable Bowel Syndrome and asked my gastroenterologist for something new to try. He gave me samples of WelChol, which I later found was a drug for high cholesterol. Does this medicine also work for IBS?
• Resolved Question: i need to know if a drug called clindamycin can be taken with welchol? (Sat, 24 Feb 2007 18:36:33 GMT)
• Resolved Question: Diagnosed restless leg syndrome degenerative discs in back constant pain in legs in nerves Where get help now? (Wed, 20 Dec 2006 05:51:43 GMT)
  Numerous MRI's. Medications -- have tried 10-12. Taking Quinine 5gr 2X/day, Clonazepam .5mg 2X/day, Diazepam 2mg 2tablets/2X/day. Only working fair at best. Can't sleep. Tried Requip & several other medicines with no success. Biopsy sent to Mayo Clinic 2 years ago -- identified neve problem but couldn't pinpoint. Have sleep apnea, use CPAP,. Other medicines currently taking are Potassium 20MEQ CR 1 tablet daily; Welchol 625 mg, 2 tablets/ 3 times per day; Etodolac 500 mg/2 tablets daily; Provi
• Resolved Question: What is the prescription drug WelChol and how much and when should it be taken? (Fri, 14 Jul 2006 14:45:32 GMT)
  I have 625 mg tablets but have lost the instructions. I think I'm to take 2 tablets before meals but am not sure how long before meals.

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