Sodium Polystyrene Sulfonate
Taken orally or as an enema, this resin medication passes through the gut without being absorbed and binds to excess potassium in the intestine, which is then removed from the body in the stool. It is used in kidney disease and heart failure to manage dangerously elevated potassium levels that could otherwise trigger life-threatening heart arrhythmias.
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Pharmacokinetics (PK)
Pharmacodynamics (PD)
HBD / HBA
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No targets recorded
Target interaction data is not yet available for this drug.
No interactions recorded
Drug interaction data is not yet available for this compound.
No side effects recorded
Side effect data is not yet available for this drug.
คำถามที่พบบ่อย
Taken orally or as an enema, this resin medication passes through the gut without being absorbed and binds to excess potassium in the intestine, which is then removed from the body in the stool. It is used in kidney disease and heart failure to manage dangerously elevated potassium levels that could otherwise trigger life-threatening heart arrhythmias.
Yes, Sodium Polystyrene Sulfonate is an approved drug. It has reached clinical phase 4. It is classified as a Small molecule.
References & Data Sources
- ChEMBL — European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI). CHEMBL1201484. Open-access bioactivity database.
Data aggregated from publicly available pharmacological databases. Last updated 2026-02-27.
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