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Polystyrene sulfonate
- indication:Used to treat abnormally high potassium levels.
- pharmacologypharmacology:
- mechanism: Polystyrene sulfonate, which is not absorbed, binds excess potassium, carrying it out of the body.
- toxicity: Overdose symptoms may include confusion, irritability, trouble thinking or concentrating, muscle weakness, or trouble breathing.
- absorprion: Not absorbed following oral administration.
- halflife:
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- clearance: