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lanthanum carbonate 750 MG Chewable Tablet
What it is used for
Lanthanum carbonate chewable tablets are phosphate binder indicated to reduce serum phosphate in patients with end- stage renal disease (ESRD). Management of elevated serum phosphorus levels in patients with ESRD usually includes all of the following: reduction in dietary intake of phosphate, removal of phosphate by dialysis, and reduction of intestinal phosphate absorption with phosphate binders. Lanthanum carbonate chewable tablets are phosphate binder indicated to reduce serum phosphate in patients with end- stage renal disease (ESRD).
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective August 1, 2024. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
Description
Lanthanum carbonate chewable tablets contains lanthanum carbonate with molecular formula La 2 (CO3) 3 and molecular weight 457.8 (anhydrous mass). Lanthanum carbonate is described as white to almost-white powder. Lanthanum carbonate is practically insoluble in water and is insoluble in organic solvents; it dissolves in dilute mineral acids with effervescence. Each lanthanum carbonate chewable tablet, off-white to yellowish, chewable tablet contains lanthanum carbonate equivalent to 500, 750, or 1,000 mg of elemental lanthanum and the following inactive ingredients: microcrystalline cellulose, guar gum, sucralose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, dextrates, colloidal silicon dioxide, stearic acid, magnesium stearate.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective August 1, 2024. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
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