Polystyrene Sulfonic Acid

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

V03AE01

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0028210-41-5

Chemical Formula

(C8-H8-O3-S)n

Therapeutic Category

Antidote: Ion-exchange resin

Chemical Name

Diethenylbenzene, polymer with sulfonated ethenylbenzene

Foreign Name

• Polystyrolsulfonsäure (German)

Generic Names

• Polystyrene Sulfonate (IS)
• Calcium Polystyrene Sulfonate (PH: JP XV)
• Sodium (polystyrène sulfonate de) (OS: DCF)
• Natrium polistirex (IS)
• Natriumpolystyrolsulfonat (IS)
• Natrii polystyrenesulfonas (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Sodium Polystyrene Sulfonate (PH: USP 32, JP XIV)
• Sodium Polystyrene Sulphonate (PH: BP 2010, Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Anti Kalium
  Medice, Latvia



• Argamate
  Sanwa Kagaku, Japan



• Calcium Resonium
  Sanofi-Aventis, Australia; Sanofi-Aventis, Czech Republic; Sanofi-Aventis, Germany; Sanofi-Aventis, United Kingdom; Sanofi-Aventis, Hong Kong; Sanofi-Aventis, Ireland; Sanofi-Aventis, Malta; Sanofi-Aventis, New Zealand; Sanofi-Aventis, Poland; Sanofi-Aventis, Slovakia



• Ca-Resonium
  Sanofi-Aventis, Bahrain



• CPS Pulver
  Brady, Austria; Teva-Gry, Germany



• Elutit Calcium
  Felgenträger, Germany



• Exmate
  Nipro PharmaNipurofama, Japan



• Kaliaid
  Toyo Seiyaku KaseiOriental, Japan; Plus Toyo Seiyaku KaseiOriental, Japan



• Kalimate
  Kowa Souyaku, Japan; Nikken, Philippines; Nikken, Taiwan



• Kaliserum
  Fuso Pharmaceutical, Japan



• Kalitake
  Dipa, Indonesia



• Kayexalate Ca
  Sanofi-Aventis, Belgium



• Kayexalate Calcium
  Sanofi-Synthelabo, Luxembourg



• Mitapillarin
  Kyorin Rimedio, Japan



• Poscarl
  Sioe SeiyakuShioe, Japan



• R.I.C.-Calcio
  Dominguez, Argentina



• Resincalcio
  Bestpharma, Chile; Inmunosyn, Colombia; Omedir, Argentina; Rubio, Spain



• Resonium Calcium
  sanofi-aventis, Canada; sanofi-aventis, Denmark; sanofi-aventis, Norway



• Resonium-Calcium
  Sanofi-Aventis, Sweden



• Sorbisterit
  Fresenius, Germany; Fresenius, Estonia; Fresenius, Lithuania; Fresenius, Luxembourg; Fresenius, Malta; Fresenius, Netherlands; Fresenius, Poland; Fresenius Kabi, Switzerland; Fresenius Medical Care, Sweden; Medias International, Slovenia; Pentafarma, Chile; Rubio, Spain



• Sorcal
  Wyeth, Brazil



• Anti-Kalium Na
  Medice, Germany



• Elutit Natrium
  Felgenträger, Germany



• Kaliserum Na
  Fuso Pharmaceutical, Japan



• Kayexalate Na
  Sanofi Winthrop, Belgium



• Kayexalate
  IFET, Greece; Sanofi Aventis, Tunisia; sanofi-aventis, Canada; sanofi-aventis, France; sanofi-aventis, Israel; sanofi-aventis, Italy; sanofi-aventis, United States; sanofi-aventis, Venezuela; Sanofi-Synthelabo, Ghana; Sanofi-Synthelabo, Kenya; Sanofi-Synthelabo, Nigeria; Sanofi-Synthelabo, Tanzania; Sanofi-Synthelabo, Uganda; Torii Yakuhin, Japan



• Kionex
  Paddock, United States



• PMS-Sodium Polystyrene Sulfonate
  Pharmascience, Singapore



• Resinsodio
  Bestpharma, Chile; Rubio, Spain; Rubio, Singapore



• Resonium A
  Dr. Fisher, Netherlands; EU-Pharma, Netherlands; Euro, Netherlands; Sanofi-Aventis, Austria; Sanofi-Aventis, United Kingdom; Sanofi-Aventis, Hong Kong; Sanofi-Aventis, Hungary; Sanofi-Aventis, Netherlands; Sanofi-Aventis, New Zealand; Sanofi-Aventis, Poland; Sanofi-Aventis, Thailand; Sanofi-Aventis, Taiwan



• Resonium
  Sanofi-Aventis, Australia; Sanofi-Aventis, Switzerland; Sanofi-Aventis, Germany; Sanofi-Aventis, Denmark; Sanofi-Aventis, Finland; Sanofi-Aventis, Sweden; Winthrop, Portugal



• Sodium Polystyrene Sulfonate
  Carolina, United States; Roxane, United States



• SPS
  Carolina, United States

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Glossary

DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
IS	Inofficial Synonym
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name

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