An authorized generic of WelChol was sold before, but it isn’t sold now. Ask your pharmacist whether a regular generic (colesevelam hydrochloride) is available.
Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026
How to pay the least
Lowest price anyone can pay
$13.91 for 30 tablets delivered ($8.66 plus $5.25 shipping)
Generic colesevelam 625 mg from Cost Plus Drugs, by mail
- Make a free account on costplusdrugs.com. Ask your prescriber to send the prescription there, or Cost Plus Drugs can transfer it.Open Cost Plus Drugs
- Order generic colesevelam 625 mg. It comes by mail.
Need it today? $17.70 for 30 tablets with the free Team Cuban Card, at pharmacies that take it. Get the free card and show it there.
See the price and get the cardA regular generic has the same active ingredient as WelChol, and the FDA requires it to work the same way.
Compare every option
Question
Brand nameWelChol
Authorized genericcolesevelam
Regular genericcolesevelam
What you’d pay
Not soldNo longer sold
Not soldNo longer sold
Same as WelChol?
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Same active ingredientFillers and dyes can differ
Details for each option
Details for
Brand nameNot sold
WelChol itself isn’t sold as a prescription anymore. Its generic versions, if any, are in the other tabs.
Authorized genericNot sold now
Regular genericWhere to buy it
Pharmacies’ own cash prices for generic colesevelam, lowest first.
Pick up in storeDelivered
- Delivered: Rx Outreach $43for 180 tablets625 mgFree delivery
- Pick up in store: CVS Pharmacy + Optum Perks $44.96for 180 tablets625 mgFree Optum Perks coupon · not with insuranceFind the nearest store
- Delivered: Cost Plus Drugs $8.66for 30 tablets625 mgPlus $5.25 shipping
- Pick up in store: Costco $52.99for 180 tablets625 mgMembers only · $65 a yearFind the nearest store
- Delivered: Costco $52.99for 180 tablets625 mgMembers only · $65 a year · Plus shipping
- Delivered: Optum Perks $73.64for 180 tablets625 mgPlus $5 shipping · Not with insurance
- Delivered: Amazon Pharmacy $13.13for 30 tablets625 mgPrime members only · $139 a year · Free delivery · Prime price: limits on some medicines if you're over 65 or have Medicare, Medicaid or TRICARE
- Pick up in store: Team Cuban Card $17.70for 30 tablets625 mgFree card · Kroger, Albertsons, Safeway, Meijer and many local pharmaciesFind a pharmacy that takes it
- Pick up in store: Walgreens + Optum Perks $155for 180 tablets625 mgFree Optum Perks coupon · not with insuranceFind the nearest store
- Pick up in store: Sam's Club See its pricePlus members only · $120 a yearFind the nearest store
From each pharmacy’s own site, read November 2, 2026. Confirm the price before you fill.
About these prices
Prices change, can differ by store and state, and may depend on the strength and how many you take. With insurance, ask what your plan charges; it can be less.
Regular genericWho makes it
6 companies sell a generic of WelChol that the FDA rates a substitute. A pharmacy fills whichever one it stocks. To get a certain maker, ask for it by name; most pharmacies can order it in a day or two.
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Amneal PharmaceuticalsTablet 625 mg
Made by Impax Laboratories · Being phased out; sold until November 2026
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
625 mg Off-white to pale yellow, oval, 21 mm, marked “L61”
Package NDC Bottle of 180 0115-1320-19 Inactive ingredients: silicon dioxide, copovidone k25-31, hypromellose 2910 (6 mpa.s), hypromellose 2910 (15 mpa.s), magnesium stearate, cellulose, microcrystalline, polyethylene glycol 6000, talc
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Ascend LaboratoriesPowder 3.75 g · Tablet 625 mg
Made by Alkem Laboratories
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
3.75 g White to Yellow Granular Powder
Package NDC Packet of 30 67877-523-30 625 mg Off-white to light yellow, oval, 19 mm, marked “C625”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 67877-506-30 Bottle of 90 67877-506-90 Bottle of 180 67877-506-51 Bottle of 500 67877-506-05 Inactive ingredients: microcrystalline cellulose, silicon dioxide, magnesium trisilicate, citric acid monohydrate, aspartame, dimethicone, lemon, orange, propylene glycol alginate, medium-chain triglycerides, magnesium stearate, sodium stearyl fumarate, hypromellose 2910 (15 mpa.s), propylene glycol, shellac, ferrosoferric oxide, butyl alcohol, ammonia
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BionpharmaTablet 625 mg
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
625 mg White, oval, 19 mm, marked “COL”
Package NDC Bottle of 180 69452-158-25 625 mg Off-white, oval, 19 mm, marked “C”
Package NDC Bottle of 180 69452-493-25 Inactive ingredients: magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, silicon dioxide, ferrosoferric oxide, hypromellose, propylene glycol, polyethylene glycol, polysorbate 80, talc
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Cranbury PharmaceuticalsTablet 625 mg
Made by Zhejiang Jingxin Pharmaceutical
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
625 mg Off-white, capsule, 19 mm, marked “JX001”
Package NDC Bottle of 180 27808-190-01 Inactive ingredients: ammonia, butyl alcohol, diacetylated monoglycerides, ferrosoferric oxide, isopropyl alcohol, hypromellose 2910 (5 mpa.s), hypromellose 2910 (15 mpa.s), magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, propylene glycol, shellac, silicon dioxide
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Dr. Reddy’s LaboratoriesTablet 625 mg
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
625 mg Yellow, oval, 19 mm, marked “Y625”
Package NDC Bottle of 180 43598-230-18 Inactive ingredients: diacetylated monoglycerides, hypromellose 2910 (5 mpa.s), ferric oxide yellow, magnesium stearate, cellulose, microcrystalline, silicon dioxide, ammonia, ferrosoferric oxide, polyethylene glycol 400, propylene glycol, shellac
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Glenmark PharmaceuticalsTablet 625 mg
Product page on glenmarkpharma-us.com
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
625 mg Off-white to pale yellow, capsule, 19 mm, marked “G433”
Package NDC Bottle of 90 68462-433-90 Bottle of 180 68462-433-18 Inactive ingredients: microcrystalline cellulose, starch, corn, hypromellose, silicon dioxide, magnesium stearate, diacetylated monoglycerides, propylene glycol, shellac, ferrosoferric oxide, ammonia
Who sells it: FDA and Medicaid records, updated weekly. Each maker’s page, card and program is from its own site.
What it’s used for
What the FDA label says
WELCHOL is a bile acid sequestrant indicated as an adjunct to diet and exercise to:
- reduce elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) in adults with primary hyperlipidemia.
- reduce LDL-C levels in boys and postmenarchal girls, 10 to 17 years of age, with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH), unable to reach LDL-C target levels despite an adequate trial of diet and lifestyle modification.
- improve glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Limitations of Use:
- Do not use for treatment of type 1 diabetes or for diabetic ketoacidosis.
- Not studied in Fredrickson Type I, III, IV, and V dyslipidemias
Source: the FDA label for WelChol (Cosette Pharmaceuticals, Inc.), December 2, 2024. Full label on DailyMed
Prices checked November 2, 2026. Prices change: confirm with the pharmacy before you fill. drugalt.com/drug/welchol/