Potassium Phosphate, Dibasic
Indications and Usage
- This drug can be used to block uptake of radioactive phosphate.
The medication K-Phos® Neutral contains 250 mg phosphorus per tablet.
- Usual adult dose is 1-2
tabs p.o. qid, with full glass of water each time, with meals and at bedtime.
- Pediatric patients over 4y, 1 tab qid.
- Contraindicated in hyperphosphatemia, renal
insufficiency, and infected phosphate stones.
FDA Product Safety Info
- Not FDA approved for this indication/off-label use
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- Marcus, CS. Administration of decorporation drugs to treat internal radionuclide contamination: medical emergency response to radiologic incidents. RSO Magazine, 2004;9(5):9-15. (PDF - 34 KB)
- "Radiation Bioterrorism," Tochner ZA, Lehavi O, Glatstein E, Chapter 207 in Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, Kasper DL, Braunwald E, Fauci AS, Hauser SL, Longo DL, Jameson JL, eds. 16th Edition, pp 1294-1300, McGraw-Hill, 2005
- Management of Persons Accidentally Contaminated with Radionuclides, National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, NCRP Report No. 65, Bethesda, MD, 1980.
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