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Patiromer (Veltassa) for Hyperkalemia
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Patiromer (Veltassa) for Hyperkalemia
February 15, 2016 (Issue: 1488)
The FDA has approved patiromer (Veltassa – Relypsa), an oral potassium binder, for treatment of hyperkalemia. It is the first drug to be approved for this indication since the cation-exchange resin sodium polystyrene sulfonate (Kayexalate, and...more
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