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Are there instances when you dose sodium zirconium cyclosilicate more than once daily for long term therapy for patients with end stage kidney disease and hyperkalemia?

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Nephrology · University Of California San Francisco Medical Center At Parnassus

Not for long-term therapy. I definitely use it more than once daily to lower serum potassium levels acutely, in patients who have clotted their access and are unable to dialyze for 1-2 days until they get decloted, etc. I would imagine that it would be safe to use long-term more than once daily exce...

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