ECHEMI | Calcium acetate monohydrate

Calcium acetate monohydrate is the monohydrate of calcium acetate. It has a role as a chelator. It contains a calcium acetate. Calcium acetate is used to treat hyperphosphatemia (too much phosphate in the blood) in patients with end stage kidney disease who are on dialysis. Calcium acetate works by binding with the phosphate in the food you eat, so that it is eliminated from the body without being absorbed.