| abstract |
"method for removing potassium from an animal subject, pharmaceutical formulation, methods for treating a disease and for determining a shell permeability to an ion, pharmaceutical composition, core-shell composition, and, method for synthesizing an alpha-fluoroacrylate polymer" . the present invention provides methods and compositions for treating ionic imbalances. in particular, the invention provides compositions, which comprise potassium binding polymers and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. methods of using the polymeric and pharmaceutical compositions for therapeutic and/or prophylactic benefits are set forth herein. examples of these methods include the treatment of hyperkalemia, such as hyperkalemia caused by renal failure and/i or the use of drugs that cause hyperkalemia. |