Renvela

Uses of  Renvela

Renvela (sevelamer carbonate) is used to control phosphorus levels in adults and children 6 years of age and older with chronic kidney disease (CKD) on dialysis.

Precautions and Warnings

Do not use Renvela if you have a history of bowel obstruction or if you are allergic to sevelamer carbonate, sevelamer hydrochloride, or to any of the ingredients in Renvela.

Talk to your doctor if you have had difficulty swallowing or swallowing disorders; or if you have had digestive tract surgery or other digestive disorders, including severe constipation.

Cases of hypersensitivity, itching, rash, stomach pain, bleeding gastrointestinal ulcers, colitis, ulceration, necrosis, fecal impaction and less commonly, slow bowel activity, bowel obstruction, and bowel perforation have been reported.

Cases of difficulty swallowing the Renvela tablet have been reported. Talk to your doctor if you have difficulty swallowing medicines in tablet form. Renvela powder for oral suspension may be considered by your doctor if you have a history of difficulty swallowing.

Your doctor should monitor bicarbonate and chloride blood levels.

Reduced vitamins D, E, and K (clotting factors) and folic acid blood levels may be followed by your doctor.

Talk to your doctor when taking sevelamer with other medications.

Promptly contact your doctor if you experience severe abdominal pain, new or worsening constipation, or other severe intestinal symptoms while on sevelamer.

Take sevelamer with meals and adhere to your prescribed diet

Dosage

Take Renvela (Sevelamer carbonate) as prescribed by your doctor.

They will base the dose on the level of phosphorus in your blood.

The recommended starting dose of Sevelamer carbonate tablets for adults and the elderly (> 65 years) is one to two tablets of 800 mg with each meal, 3 times a day.

Side Effects

Common side effects:

• Vomiting,
• Nausea,
• Diarrhea,
• Indigestion,
• Abdominal pain,
• Flatulence,
• Constipation.