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Which antilipemic drug get rid of bile acids in the gastrointestinal tract and indirectly removes cholesterol from the liver

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The bile acid sequestrants cholestyramine (Questran), colestipol (Colestid), andcolesevelam (Welchol) bind to bile acids in the intestinal tract, interrupting enterohepatic circulation and causing the removal of bile acids from the body when the drug is eliminated in the feces.
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