Non-absorbable ion exchange resin with high affinity for calcium ions. Prepn: G. P. Touey, US 2759924 (1956 to Eastman Kodak). Use in treatment of hypercalcemia: C. Y. C. Pak et al., J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 28, 1828 (1968). Mechanism of action: C. Y. C. Pak, J. Clin. Pharmacol. 13, 15 (1973). Clinical pharmacology: idem, ibid. 19, 451 (1979). Use in treatment of calcium urolithiasis: U. Backman et al., J. Urol. 123, 9 (1980); C. Y. C. Pak, Invest. Urol. 19, 187 (1981).
Treatment of calcium urolithiasis.