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Colestipol, sold under the brand name Colestid among others, is a medication used to treat high cholesterol, biliary obstruction, and liver disease. In liver disease it is used to decrease itchiness. It is taken by mouth.

Common side effects include constipation. Other side effects may include fat soluble vitamin deficiency. While there is no evidence of harm in pregnancy, such use has not been well studied. It is a bile acid sequestrant. It works by binding bile acids in the intestines and preventing them from being reabsorbed. This decreases in bile results in less cholesterol being made by the liver.

Colestipol was approved for medical use in the United States in 1977. It is available as a generic medication. In the United Kingdom 30 doses of 5 grams costs the NHS about £15 as of 2021. This amount in the United States costs about 31 USD.