Manufacturer: Panacea Biotec Ltd
Salt Composition : Lanthanum Carbonate(500mg)
Fosbait 500 Chewable Tablet should be taken with food. Take it in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Take it regularly and at a fixed time each day to get maximum benefit of the medicine.
Using of Fosbait 500 Chewable Tablet may cause side effects such as headache, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, constipation and diarrhea. If you experience any other symptoms which you think may be caused due to the medicine, inform your doctor.
Fosbait 500 Chewable Tablet inhibits the absorption of phosphate from the intestine and lower the phosphate levels in the blood. Fosbait 500 Chewable Tablet inhibits the absorption of phosphate from the intestine and lower the phosphate levels in the blood.
When administered as lanthanum carbonate, the oral bioavailability of lanthanum is low (approximately 0.001%). The small absorbed fraction is excreted predominantly in bile, with less than 2% being eliminated by the kidneys.
Most side effects do not require any medical attention and disappear as your body adjusts to the medicine. Consult your doctor if they persist or if you’re worried about them
Common side effects of Fosbait
Nausea
Vomiting
Abdominal pain
You should not use lanthanum carbonate if you have a bowel obstruction or severe constipation. This medicine may cause severe bowel obstruction or perforation (a hole or tear) in your intestines.
Fosbait 500 Chewable Tablet may be unsafe to use during pregnancy. Although there are limited studies in humans, animal studies have shown harmful effects on the developing baby. Your doctor will weigh the benefits and any potential risks before prescribing it to you. Please consult your doctor.
It is not known whether it is safe to consume alcohol with Fosbait 500 Chewable Tablet. Please consult your doctor.
Fosbait 500 Chewable Tablet is probably safe to use during breastfeeding. Limited human data suggests that the drug does not represent any significant risk to the baby.
Lanthanum carbonate is a phosphate binder indicated for the reduction of serum phosphate in patients with end stage renal disease.
Drug-Drug Interaction: LANTHANUM interact with antibiotics (ciprofloxacin), immunosuppressive agents (mycophenolate), thyroid medications (levothyroxine) and medication used to treat bladder cancer (erdafitinib).
Drug-Food Interaction: Avoid taking high-phosphate additives and alcohol as this makes it harder for your body to absorb LANTHANUM and increases side effects. Using LANTHANUM together with multivitamins with minerals may decrease the effects of multivitamins with minerals. So, multivitamins with minerals should be administered at least 4 hours before LANTHANUM.
Drug-Disease Interaction: The use of LANTHANUM is restricted in people with hypophosphatemia (low phosphate level in blood), bowel obstruction and perforation and severe liver disease.
Drug-Drug Interactions Checker List:
MYCOPHENOLATE SODIUM
LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM
ERDAFITINIB
CIPROFLOXACIN+BORIC ACID
Take this medication by mouth. Chew it completely before swallowing, or as directed by your doctor. Fosbait 500 Chewable Tablet is to be taken with food.
Store below 30°C
If you miss a dose of Fosbait 500 Chewable Tablet, skip it and continue with your normal schedule. Do not double the dose.
Consult a doctor before taking any medicines.
Fosbait 500 Chewable Tablet is used to control blood phosphate level in patients that are on dialysis treatment.
You must take it with food and stick to the diet prescribed by your doctor.
You may develop low levels of calcium, folic acid, and vitamins A,D,E, and K in your blood. Your doctor may prescribe supplements, if necessary.
Avoid taking any other medicine 1 hour before or 3 hours after taking Fosbait 500 Chewable Tablet.
Inform your doctor if you have nausea, vomiting, constipation, pain in the abdomen, or if you have undergone any major stomach surgery.
Fosbait 500 Chewable Tablet is used to control blood phosphate level in patients that are on dialysis treatment.
You must take it with food and stick to the diet prescribed by your doctor.
You may develop low levels of calcium, folic acid, and vitamins A,D,E, and K in your blood. Your doctor may prescribe supplements, if necessary.
Avoid taking any other medicine 1 hour before or 3 hours after taking Fosbait 500 Chewable Tablet.
Inform your doctor if you have nausea, vomiting, constipation, pain in the abdomen, or if you have undergone any major stomach surgery.
Use it as advised by your doctor or check the label for directions before use. Take this medication by mouth. Chew it completely before swallowing, or as directed by your doctor. Fosbait 500 Chewable Tablet is to be taken with food.
