Highlights Of Prescribing Information
HIGHLIGHTS OF PRESCRIBING INFORMATION
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Sevelamer Carbonate Tablets, 800 mg, for oral use
Initial U.S. Approval: 2000
---------------------------INDICATIONS AND USAGE----------------------------
Sevelamer Carbonate Tablets are a phosphate binder indicated for the control of serum phosphorus in adults and children 6 years of age and older with chronic kidney disease on dialysis. ( 1)
---------------------DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION-------------------------
• Starting dose of Sevelamer Carbonate Tablets is 0.8 g or 1.6 g administered orally three times daily with meals based on serum phosphorus levels for adult patients and based on body surface area (BSA) category for pediatric patients. ( 2.1)
• Titrate by 0.8 g per meal at two-week intervals as needed to obtain target serum phosphorus levels. ( 2.1)
• Titrate based on BSA category for pediatric patients in two-week intervals for 6 weeks and then every 4 weeks as needed to obtain serum phosphorus target. ( 2.1)
---------------------DOSAGE FORMS AND STRENGTHS----------------------
• Tablets: 800 mg ( 3)
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• Bowel obstruction. ( 4)
• Known hypersensitivity to sevelamer carbonate, sevelamer hydrochloride, or any of the excipients. ( 4)
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• Serious cases of dysphagia, bowel obstruction, gastrointestinal bleeding, ulceration, necrosis, and perforation have been associated with sevelamer use, some requiring hospitalization and surgery. ( 5.1)
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Most of the safety experience is with sevelamer carbonate tablets and sevelamer hydrochloride. In long-term studies with sevelamer hydrochloride, which contains the same active moiety as sevelamer carbonate, the most common adverse events included: vomiting (22%), nausea (20%), diarrhea (19%), dyspepsia (16%), abdominal pain (9%), flatulence (8%), and constipation (8%). ( 6.1)
To report SUSPECTED ADVERSE REACTIONS, contact MarpPharma at 210-577-1183 or FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or www.fda.gov/medwatch.
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• For oral medications where a reduction in the bioavailability of that medication would have a clinically significant effect on its safety or efficacy, consider separation of administration timing and/or monitoring clinical responses or blood levels of the concomitant medication. ( 7)
• Sevelamer did not alter the pharmacokinetics of digoxin, enalapril, iron, metoprolol, and warfarin. ( 7)
• Sevelamer has demonstrated interaction with ciprofloxacin and mycophenolate mofetil; these drugs should be administered separately from Sevelamer Carbonate Tablets. ( 7)
See 17 for PATIENT COUNSELING INFORMATION.
Revised: 05/2026