Renal diseases

  1. AlternaGEL
    • Aluminum based phosphate binder
    • aluminum hydroxide 
    • 300-900mg TID with meals 
    • risk of aluminum accumulation, no more than 4 weeks
    • rarely used
  2. PhosLo
    Phoslyra
    • Calcium based phosphate binder
    • Calcium Acetate
    • 2001-2668mg TID with meals
    • Acetate binds more dietary phos on elemental Ca basis compared to carbonate
  3. Tums
    • Ca Carbonate
    • 500mg TID with meals
  4. Velphoro
    • Sucroferric oxyhydroxide 
    • Al and Ca free, some iron based
    • 500mg TID with meals 
    • absorption minimal
  5. Auryxia
    • Ferric citrate
    • Al, Ca free phos binder
    • 2g TID with meals up to 12g/day
    • iron absorption, dosage reduce of IV iron may be necessary
  6. Fosrenol
    • Lanthanum Carbonate 
    • Al, Ca free phos binder
    • 500-1000mg TID with meals
    • use powder if unable to chew tabs 
    • medguide required
  7. Renvela (tab and powder)
    • Sevelamer carbonate 
    • Al, Ca free phos binder not systemically absorbed
    • also lowers TC and LDL by 15-30%
    • 800-1600mg TID with meals
  8. Renagel (tablet)
    • Sevelamer hydrochloride 
    • Al, Ca free phos binder
    • 800-1600mg TID with meals
  9. Rocacltrol
    • calcitriol (VitD analog)
    • cap, soln, inj
    • ckd: 0.25-0.5mcg PO daily
    • dialysis: 0.5-1mcg po daily or 0.5-4mcg IV 3xweekly
  10. Rayaldee
    • Calcifediol (VitD analog), ER cap
    • prodrug of calcitriol
    • CKD stage 3/4: 30mcg QHS
  11. Hectorol
    • Doxercalciferol (cap, inj), vitd analog
    • CKD: 1-3.5mcg po daily
    • dialysis: 10-20mcg po 3xweekly or 4-18mcg IV 3xweekly
  12. Zemplar
    • Paricalcitol (cap, inj), vitd analog
    • CKD: 1-2mcg PO daily or 2-4mcg 3xweekly
    • dialysis: 2.8-7mcg IV 3xweekly
  13. Sensipar
    • Cinacalcet (calcimimetic)
    • dialysis: 30-180mg po daily with food
    • take tab whole, dont crush or chew
  14. Parsabiv
    • Etelcalcetide (calcimimetic)
    • Dialysis: 2.5-15mg IV 3xweekly
    • SE: decreased bone turnover, worsening HF, GI bleed
  15. Kionex
    • Sodium polysterene sulfonate (kayexalate)
    • powder, suspension
    • PO: 15g, 1-4x/day
    • Rectal: 30-50g q6h
    • dont mix oral products with sorbitol= GI necrosis
  16. Veltassa
    • Patiromer (powder) - for hyperkalemia
    • 8.4g po once daily with food, max 25.2g
    • adjust by 8.4g/d prn at more than 1wk intervals to get desired K.
    • give other drugs 3h before or after 
    • delayed onset of action ~7h
    • store in fridge, if at room temp, use within 3mo
Author
tiff.chan3
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Card Set
Renal diseases
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renal
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