Uses, Side Effects, Price of Fosbait 500mg Tablet 30'S:

FOSBAIT 500MG TABLET contains Lanthanum carbonate, which belongs to the group of medicines called Phosphate binders. It is used to treat high levels of phosphate in the blood (hyperphosphatemia) in patients with chronic kidney disease.

FOSBAIT 500MG TABLET is not recommended for use in patients with low levels of phosphate (hypophosphatemia), bowel obstruction, ileus, faecal impaction, and severe constipation. FOSBAIT 500MG TABLET should be used with caution in patients with liver or kidney disease.

FOSBAIT 500MG TABLET is not recommended for use by pregnant and breastfeeding women as it is not known if it can pass through breast milk. FOSBAIT 500MG TABLET is not recommended for use by children and adolescents under 18 years of age, as its safety and efficacy are not established. FOSBAIT 500MG TABLET should be used with caution in elderly patients aged 65 years or above. Contact your doctor before taking FOSBAIT 500MG TABLET.

The most common side effects of taking FOSBAIT 500MG TABLET are nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, stomach pain, headache, itching, and rash. Contact your physician if any of the symptoms worsen.

USES OF Fosbait 500mg Tablet 30'S

• Treats high levels of phosphate in the blood (hyperphosphatemia) in patients with chronic kidney disease

Benefits of Fosbait 500mg Tablet 30'S:

FOSBAIT 500MG TABLET is a Phosphate binder that works by binding to dietary phosphorus released from food during digestion, by which it inhibits the absorption of phosphorus by the formation of highly insoluble lanthanum phosphate complexes that cannot easily pass through the gastrointestinal tract wall and are excreted in the faeces. Thus, decreasing phosphate levels in the blood.

Take FOSBAIT 500MG TABLET as advised by your physician. Swallow the medicine with a glass of water. Do not crush or chew the medicine. Your physician will decide the correct dose and duration for you depending upon your age, body weight, and disease condition.

SIDE EFFECTS OF Fosbait 500mg Tablet 30'S:

• Nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, stomach pain
• Headache
• Itching, rash
• Heartburn, flatulence
• Hypocalcaemia (low levels of calcium in the blood) causing tingling in the hands and feet, muscle and abdominal cramps and spasms of the facial and foot muscles

Caution :

• Keep out of reach of children.
• Keep away from direct sunlight.

FAQs :ABOUT Fosbait 500mg Tablet 30'S

Q1 How does FOSBAIT 500MG TABLET work? FOSBAIT 500MG TABLET is a Phosphate binder that works by binding to dietary phosphorus released from food during digestion, by which it inhibits the absorption of phosphorus by the formation of highly insoluble lanthanum phosphate complexes that cannot easily pass through the gastrointestinal tract wall and are excreted in the faeces. Thus, decreasing phosphate levels.

Q2 What is FOSBAIT 500MG TABLET used to treat? FOSBAIT 500MG TABLET is used to treat high levels of phosphate in the blood (hyperphosphatemia) in patients with chronic kidney disease. Contact your doctor before taking FOSBAIT 500MG TABLET.

Q3 Who should not take FOSBAIT 500MG TABLET? FOSBAIT 500MG TABLET is not recommended for use in patients with allergic history to lanthanum carbonate or glucose or other sugars, low levels of phosphate (hypophosphatemia), bowel obstruction, ileus, faecal impaction, severe constipation, pregnancy, breastfeeding women, and children and adolescents under 18 years of age. Contact your doctor before taking FOSBAIT 500MG TABLET.