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Review
. 2003 Jul;6(7):688-95.

Lanthanum carbonate (Shire)

Francesco Locatelli  1 , Marco D'Amico, Giuseppe Pontoriero
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  • PMID: 12861474
Review

Lanthanum carbonate (Shire)

Francesco Locatelli et al. IDrugs. 2003 Jul.

Abstract

Shire Pharmaceuticals Group plc, under exclusive license from AnorMED Inc (a subsidiary of Johnson Matthey), is developing lanthanum carbonate, a phosphate-binding lanthanum salt, for the potential treatment of hyperphosphatemia in dialysis patients. It is currently in pre-registration in the US, Canada and Western Europe, and earlier stage clinical trials are ongoing in Japan.

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