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Why use sodium polystyreme sulfonate (kayexalate)?
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See below: Powder is hard to swallow as it tastes bad, and needs to be suspended in a liquid anyway kayexelate is used to decrease the pottassium level in the blood, mainly in patients with kidney disease and decreased kidney function.
Answered 9/30/2019
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