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Medicines for Dialysis
These 36 medicines from the Drug Guide are used in dialysis. A medicine appearing here does not mean it is right for every person with the condition — your prescriber matches the medicine to you. For videos, articles and guides, visit the Dialysis condition hub.
| Medicine | Brand names | Used for |
|---|---|---|
| Aluminum hydroxide | Amphojel | Heartburn and acid indigestion; Binding phosphate in chronic kidney disease (limited, specialist-led use) |
| Belimumab | Benlysta | Lupus; Lupus nephritis (kidney inflammation from lupus) |
| Bumetanide | Bumex | Fluid buildup in heart failure; Fluid buildup from kidney or liver disease |
| Calcitriol | Rocaltrol | Low calcium and bone disease in chronic kidney disease; Overactive parathyroid glands in kidney disease |
| Calcium acetate | PhosLo | Lowering phosphate in chronic kidney disease; Lowering phosphate in dialysis patients |
| Calcium carbonate | Tums | Heartburn and acid indigestion; Calcium supplementation |
| Canagliflozin | Invokana | Type 2 diabetes; Reducing kidney and heart complications in diabetic kidney disease |
| Cholecalciferol | Vitamin D3 | Vitamin D deficiency; Bone health, combined with calcium |
| Cinacalcet | Sensipar | Overactive parathyroid glands in chronic kidney disease on dialysis; High blood calcium from parathyroid overactivity or parathyroid cancer |
| Dapagliflozin | Farxiga | Type 2 diabetes; Heart failure |
| Darbepoetin alfa | Aranesp | Anemia of chronic kidney disease, including on dialysis; Anemia from chemotherapy |
| Doxercalciferol | Hectorol | Overactive parathyroid glands in chronic kidney disease; Overactive parathyroid glands in dialysis patients |
| Empagliflozin | Jardiance | Type 2 diabetes; Heart failure |
| Epoetin alfa | Epogen, Procrit | Anemia of chronic kidney disease, including on dialysis; Anemia from chemotherapy |
| Ergocalciferol | Drisdol, Vitamin D2 | Vitamin D deficiency; Low parathyroid function (hypoparathyroidism) |
| Etelcalcetide | Parsabiv | Overactive parathyroid glands on hemodialysis; Parathyroid overactivity not controlled by oral calcimimetics |
| Ferric carboxymaltose | Injectafer | Iron deficiency anemia when oral iron is not tolerated; Iron deficiency anemia in chronic kidney disease |
| Ferric citrate | Auryxia | Lowering phosphate in chronic kidney disease on dialysis; Treating iron deficiency anemia in chronic kidney disease not on dialysis |
| Ferumoxytol | Feraheme | Iron deficiency anemia in chronic kidney disease; Iron deficiency anemia in adults who cannot tolerate oral iron |
| Furosemide | Lasix | Fluid buildup in heart failure; Fluid buildup from kidney or liver disease |
| Heparin | Heparin | Treating blood clots in hospital; Preventing clots during surgery, dialysis, and hospital stays |
| Iron sucrose | Venofer | Iron deficiency anemia in chronic kidney disease; Iron deficiency during dialysis treatments |
| Lanthanum carbonate | Fosrenol | Lowering phosphate in chronic kidney disease; Lowering phosphate in dialysis patients |
| Metolazone | Zaroxolyn | Fluid buildup in heart failure; Fluid buildup in kidney disease, usually added to a loop water pill |
| Midodrine | ProAmatine | Low blood pressure when standing; Low blood pressure during dialysis |
| Paricalcitol | Zemplar | Overactive parathyroid glands in chronic kidney disease; Overactive parathyroid glands in dialysis patients |
| Patiromer | Veltassa | High blood potassium in chronic kidney disease; High blood potassium in heart failure patients on protective heart medicines |
| Rituximab | Rituxan | Certain lymphomas and leukemias; Rheumatoid arthritis |
| Sevelamer | Renvela, Renagel | Lowering phosphate in chronic kidney disease; Lowering phosphate in dialysis patients |
| Sodium bicarbonate | Treating acid buildup in the blood from chronic kidney disease; Certain poisoning and overdose situations (hospital) | |
| Sodium ferric gluconate | Ferrlecit | Iron deficiency anemia on hemodialysis; Replacing iron losses from dialysis |
| Sodium polystyrene sulfonate | Kayexalate | High blood potassium (hyperkalemia); High potassium in chronic kidney disease |
| Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate | Lokelma | High blood potassium (hyperkalemia); High potassium in chronic kidney disease and dialysis |
| Sucroferric oxyhydroxide | Velphoro | Lowering phosphate in chronic kidney disease on dialysis; Phosphate control when tablet burden matters, on specialist advice |
| Torsemide | Demadex | Fluid buildup in heart failure; Fluid buildup from kidney or liver disease |
| Voclosporin | Lupkynis | Lupus nephritis, combined with other immunosuppressants; Active lupus kidney inflammation |
Please note: This page is a patient-education summary, not medical advice, and it deliberately contains no doses. Medicines affect everyone differently — always follow your own prescription and talk to your doctor or pharmacist before starting, stopping or changing any medicine.