Phosphate binder (+ iron)
Phosphate binder (+ iron repletion)
- ↓ dietary phosphate absorption from the gut
- Iron-based binder traps dietary phosphate in the gut
- The absorbed iron also treats iron deficiency
- Black stools
Drugs with this mechanism (1)
- Ferric citrate — Phosphate binder that also delivers absorbable iron.
Self-check
- Where does ferric citrate trap dietary phosphate?
In the gut. - What stool-color change can occur?
Black stools.
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