Complete dosing information for SODIUM ZIRCONIUM CYCLOSILICATE
Medical guidance required: Dosing information here is for educational purposes. Your healthcare provider will determine the appropriate dose based on your specific condition, kidney function, other medications, and medical history. Never adjust your dose without consulting your doctor or pharmacist.
2 DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION • Recommended starting dose is 10 g administered three times a day for up to 48 hours. ( 2.1 ) • For maintenance treatment, recommended dose is 10 g once daily. Adjust dose at one-week intervals as needed (by 5 g daily) to obtain desired serum potassium target range. ( 2.1 ) Patients on Chronic Hemodialysis • Recommended starting dose is 5 g once daily on non-dialysis days. ( 2.2 ) See full Prescribing Information for additional dosing instructions, as well as reconstitution and administration instructions for the oral suspension. 2.1 Recommended Dosage For initial treatment of hyperkalemia, the recommended dose of LOKELMA is 10 g administered three times a day for up to 48 hours. Administer LOKELMA orally as a suspension in water [see Dosage and Administration (2.3) ] . For continued treatment, the recommended dose is 10 g once daily. Monitor serum potassium and adjust the dose of LOKELMA based on the serum potassium level and desired target range. During m