CALCIUM POLYSTYRENE SULPHONATE (Calcium Resonium®)

Clinical Indication

Comments

Monitor serum-calcium as patients with chronic renal failure may experience a sudden rise in serum-calcium.

Date of classification

February 2026

Red

Medicines which should be prescribed only in a specialist setting usually within a secondary or tertiary care service. NB: Some highly specialised RED medicines e.g. injectable treatments for cancer are not included on the LLR APC website list.