Kidney drugs hampered by high blood phosphate; Lowering phosphate levels could help prevent kidney failure, study suggests

Thursday, August 18, 2011 - 21:30 in Health & Medicine

High blood phosphate levels can set chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients on a rapid path to kidney failure, according to a new study. To make matters worse, phosphate appears to interfere with the effectiveness of important kidney medications.

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