Compositions and methods for treating hyperkalemia

The present invention is directed to compositions and methods of removing potassium or treating hyperkalemia by administering pharmaceutical compositions of cation exchange polymers with low crosslinking for improved potassium excretion and for beneficial physical properties to increase patient comp...

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Main Authors Charmot, Dominique, Lin, Fangling, Jacobs, Jeffrey W, Blanks, Robert C, Davidson, James P, Langsetmo, Ingrid, Labonte, Eric, Blinova, Natalia
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 24.06.2021
Subjects
CHEMISTRY
COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVINGCARBON-TO-CARBON UNSATURATED BONDS
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
METALLURGY
ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS
PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES
THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP
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Summary:The present invention is directed to compositions and methods of removing potassium or treating hyperkalemia by administering pharmaceutical compositions of cation exchange polymers with low crosslinking for improved potassium excretion and for beneficial physical properties to increase patient compliance. In particular the application discloses the use of crosslinked calcium polystyrene sulfonate with a crosslinking of less than 5%.
Bibliography:Application Number: AU20150375390