Felicity has been prescribed colestipol to treat her hyperlipidemia. Unlike other antilipidemics, this drug:

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Colestipol is a bile acid sequestrant that works by exchanging chloride ions for negatively charged bile acids in the bowel, leading to the excretion of bile acids in the stool. This process reduces the bile acid pool, causing the liver to convert more cholesterol into bile acids, which can lower LDL cholesterol levels in the blood. It does not directly block cholesterol synthesis in the liver (like statins do), significantly increase HDL levels compared to other classes, or block the lipoprotein lipase pathway.

Felicity Has Been Prescribed Colestipol to Treat Her Hyperlipidemia