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Is lanthanum carbonate safer and more effective than calcium carbonate for hyperphosphatemia in dialysis patients?

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boxed-textHutchison AJ et al. (2005) Efficacy, tolerability, and safety of lanthanum carbonate in hyperphosphatemia: a 6-month, randomized, comparative trial versus calcium carbonate. Nephron Clin Pract 100: c8–c19

Lanthanum carbonate is a highly effective phosphate binder associated with a lower risk of hypercalcemia and systemic accumulation than calcium-based phosphate-binding agents

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Fukagawa, M. Is lanthanum carbonate safer and more effective than calcium carbonate for hyperphosphatemia in dialysis patients?. Nat Rev Nephrol 1, 20–21 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpneph0020

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