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Renagel Vs Renvela

Premium Questions

Dr.   Binu Parameswaran Pillai MD

My father has hypertension and Kidney Disease and is on dialysis 3.5hrs 3x weekly. For the past 6 months, his PTH has skyrocketed, almost to 1200. He is on Renagel 800mg 3x daily and the doctor added ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Binu Parameswaran Pillai ( Endocrinologist)
Dr. Sassen S Kwasa MD

I am being fed thru a gastric tube. the binder fed with my food is renvela . I pay over $600 for 2 weeks. the price keeps increasing. I am a retired Priest. My insurance can no longer assist with this ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sassen S Kwasa ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Ornela Ademovi MD

My father is 63 and has been on dialysis for 3 years now due to ESRD. He has had a very high PTH intact level for at least 6 months now (between 800-1000) despite taking Renagel and Sensipar to try and ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ornela Ademovi ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Olsi Taka MD

My Pain Management Office (Arizona Pain) is suggesting a nerve Block called Supra scopular nerve block vs GH steroid vs Reverse shoulder. or Genialor nerve block vs saphenous block vs TKA.... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Olsi Taka ( Neurologist)
Dr.  Nishad BN MD

What is safer - Cilacar 10 mg vs Metalor 12.5 mg vs telma 20? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Nishad BN ( General & Family Physician)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr. Andrea Angioi MD

I am a nephro patient with high Cr and urea levels 90 & 3.8. I have been prescribed Renvela 800 mg twice daily. My phosporus levls in blood are normal as per report 5.6. Is it necessary to take renvela ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Andrea Angioi ( Nephrologist)
Dr. Ashok Kumar Dash MD

, furosemide, mag oxide, sevelamer (renvela), omega-3, calcitriol, pravastatin, finasteride, plus ondansteron ... him on losartan, calcitriol, renvela, Lasix, omega-3, and clonidine with breakfast. Then ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ashok Kumar Dash ( Ophthalmologist)
Dr.  Shinas Hussain MD

I am 76 yrs old and have Stage 3 kidney disease. My last GFR was 48. I am currently on Renvela, eat a low salt, low fat, no dairy diet and drink 10-12 glasses of water a day. I have recently been ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shinas Hussain ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Santosh Desai MD

Hi Doctor, My father is undergoing dialysis 3x a week. He s now taking a phosphorous binder Renvela because if a very high phosphorous level. He s experiencing memory lapses and at the same time in the ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Santosh Desai ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr.  Basheer Ahamed MD

Aspirin 81mg once a day,Nephro-vite for his vitamins,Renvela 800mg as his binders taken 3 tablets daily ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Basheer Ahamed ( Diabetologist)