Kalexate and Lincomycin Injection

• Generic Name: sodium polystyrene sulfonate
• Dosage Forms: oral, rectal powder
• Other Brand Names: Kalexate, Kayexalate, Kionex

Kalexate binds itself to potassium in your digestive tract. This helps prevent your body from absorbing too much potassium.

Kalexate is used to treat high levels of potassium in the blood, also called hyperkalemia.

Kalexate works differently from other medicines because it passes into your intestines without being absorbed into your blood stream.

Kalexate may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.

• Generic Name: lincomycin
• Dosage Forms: injection, solution
• Other Brand Names: Lincocin, Lincorex, L-Mycin, Bactramycin

Treatment of serious infections caused by susceptible staphylococci, Streptococcus pneumoniae, and other streptococci. Because of more potent antibacterial activity, clindamycin usually preferred when a lincosamide antibiotic indicated for treatment of these infections.

Reserve for treatment of serious infections when less toxic alternatives cannot be used (e.g., penicillin-allergic patients or other patients for whom a penicillin is inappropriate). Has been associated with potentially fatal colitis (see Superinfection/Clostridium difficile-associated Diarrhea and Colitis [CDAD] under Cautions); consider nature of the infection and suitability of less toxic alternatives (e.g., erythromycin).

May be used concomitantly with other anti-infectives when indicated.

Certain infections may require incision and drainage or other indicated surgical procedures in addition to anti-infective treatment; use of lincomycin does not eliminate need for surgical procedures when indicated.

Do not use for treatment of meningitis because of inadequate CNS penetration following parenteral administration.