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RELYPSA ANNOUNCES FDA APPROVAL OF VELTASSA(TM) (PATIROMER) FOR ORAL SUSPENSION FOR THE TREATMENT OF HYPERKALEMIA

October 21, 2015 8:34 PM EDT

First new medicine for the treatment of hyperkalemia, or high blood potassium levels, in more than 50 years Approximately 3 million people with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and/or heart failure in the United States have hyperkalemia In clinical trials, Veltassa significantly reduced blood potassium and kept levels in the target range for up to a year in patients with hyperkalemia, allowing for chronic, daily treatment of hyperkalemia Company to hold conference call/webcast Thursday, October 22, 2015 at 8:00AM ET (5:00AM PT)

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Oct. 21, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --... More