Use of anion exchange resins for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of hyperphosphatemia

摘要

A medicament for preventive and/or therapeutic treatment of hyperphosphatemia which comprises a pharmaceutically acceptable anion exchange resin such as a 2-methylimidazole/epichlorohydrin copolymer, cholestyramine resin, or colestipol. The medicament is orally available and has lowering effect on blood phosphate concentration and reducing effect on urinary phosphate excretion, and is useful for the treatmnent of conditions caused by hyperphosphatemia including renal dysfunction and the like. <IMAGE>