Kalexate Powder and Nplate

• 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: romiplostim
• Dosage Forms: injection, powder, lyophilized, for solution
• Other Brand Names: Nplate

Nplate (romiplostim) is a man-made form of a protein that increases production of platelets (blood-clotting cells) in your body.

Nplate is used to prevent bleeding episodes in people with chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), a bleeding condition caused by a lack of platelets in the blood.

Nplate is for use in adults and children who are at least 1 year old.

Nplate is not a cure for ITP and it will not make your platelet counts normal if you have this condition. It is usually given after other treatments have failed.