Xphozah
Tenapanor Hcl
What is Xphozah used for?
Tenapanor is used to lower high blood phosphate levels in people who are on dialysis due to long-term kidney disease. Dialysis removes some phosphate from your blood, but it is difficult to remove enough to keep your phosphate levels balanced. This medication works by decreasing how much phosphate your body absorbs from the foods you eat. Decreasing blood phosphate levels can help keep your bones strong, prevent unsafe buildup of minerals in your body, and may decrease the risk of heart disease and strokes that can result from high phosphate levels. This medication must not be used by children younger than 6 years due to the risk for harm (especially serious dehydration).
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Xphozah Frequently Asked Questions
Take this medication by mouth as directed by your doctor, usually once right before the first meal of the day, and once before the last meal of the day. On days when you have dialysis, do not take a dose right before dialysis. If you need to reschedule one of your daily doses around your dialysis appointment, wait and take the skipped dose right before the next meal you have after dialysis. The dosage is based on your medical condition and response to treatment.
Use this medication regularly to get the most benefit from it. To help you remember, take it at the same times each day on days when you don't have dialysis.
Do not increase your dose or use this drug more often or for longer than prescribed. Your condition will not improve any faster, and your risk of side effects will increase.
If you also take a certain drug (sodium polystyrene sulfonate) to help lower the level of potassium in your blood, separate it from tenapanor by at least 3 hours. Sodium polystyrene sulfonate may decrease how well tenapanor works.
Tell your doctor if your condition does not get better or if it gets worse.