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December 3, 2018
                		
                	Sodium Zirconium Cyclosilicate (Lokelma) for Hyperkalemia
					
					
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Sodium Zirconium Cyclosilicate (Lokelma) for Hyperkalemia
December 3, 2018 (Issue: 1561)
					The FDA has approved sodium zirconium cyclosilicate
(Lokelma – AstraZeneca), an oral potassium binder that
exchanges hydrogen and sodium for potassium in the
gastrointestinal (GI) lumen, for treatment of non-life-threatening
hyperkalemia in...more
 
        			
        			
						
					
					
					
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