An observational study suggests that administration of phosphorus binders dramatically improves survival rates in patients on incident hemodialysis—even in those without hyperphosphatemia.
A recent study has demonstrated that phosphate binders are safe and effective for controlling phosphorus levels in patients on peritoneal dialysis (PD). “Phosphate control strategies should be ...
By 1970 the administration of aluminium hydroxide and/or calcium carbonate as phosphate binders in dialysis patients was virtually universal practice. In 1972, Alfrey was one of the first to ...
To evaluate the efficacy of calcium carbonate as an alternative phosphate binder, we studied 20 patients maintained on dialysis during three consecutive periods. In period 1, the patients took ...
on dialysis as add-on therapy in patients who have an inadequate response to phosphate binders or who are intolerant of any dose of phosphate binder therapy. XPHOZAH offers a different mechanism ...