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Renagel
Renagel is a phosphate binder. It helps prevent hypocalcemia (low levels of calcium in the body) caused by elevated phosphorus. It combines with phosphorus in the body to prevent bone disease. Renagel is used to reduce blood levels of phosphorus in people with chronic kidney disease who are on...
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Renagel
Renagel is used for: Reducing the amount of phosphorus in the blood in patients with chronic kidney disease who are on dialysis.
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Renagel
The active ingredient in Renagel Tablets is sevelamer hydrochloride, a polymeric amine that binds phosphate and is meant for oral administration. Sevelamer hydrochloride is poly(allylamine hydrochloride) crosslinked with epichlorohydrin in which forty percent of the amines are protonated. It is...
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Kidney diet - dialysis patients
...which bind to phosphorus in food. It is important to take calcium tablets with meals. Or, you may be given a non-calcium phosphorus binder, such as Renagel. How much of the binders you need to take is determined by your blood levels of phosphorus and how many phosphorus-containing foods you eat. FLUIDS...
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See also: Hyperphosphatemia of Renal Failure

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