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Active substance

Sodium polystyrene sulfonate

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SFDA Saudi Arabia — SFDA human drug list

Trade nameStrengthForm · routePackPublic priceTypeCompanyStatus
SODANOR POWDER FOR ORAL/RECTAL SUSP.99.934 %Powder for oral/rectal suspension · Oral, Rectal1 JarSAR 268.75NCE · PrescriptionAlrai Pharmaceutical industry Co. (L.L.C)Valid
Indications — CHI Daman Drug Formulary

CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE-HYPERKALEMIA; CONSTIPATION; HYPERKALEMIA

US FDA United States — FDA approvals (Drugs@FDA)

ProductStrengthForm · routeApplicantStatusFirst approved
SPS15GM/60MLsuspension · oral, rectalCMP PHARMA INCPrescription8 Dec 1982
SODIUM POLYSTYRENE SULFONATE454GM/BOTpowder · oral, rectalCMP PHARMA INCPrescription19 Jan 1989
KIONEX454GM/BOTpowder · oral, rectalANI PHARMSPrescription6 Feb 1998
KIONEX15GM/60MLsuspension · oral, rectalANI PHARMSPrescription17 Sep 2007
KALEXATE454GM/BOT; 15GM/BOTpowder · oral, rectalKVK TECHPrescription30 Mar 2009
SODIUM POLYSTYRENE SULFONATE453.6GM/BOTpowder · oral, rectalUPSHER SMITH LABSPrescription21 Dec 2011
SODIUM POLYSTYRENE SULFONATE453.6GM/BOTpowder · oral, rectalEPIC PHARMA LLCPrescription19 Mar 2014
SODIUM POLYSTYRENE SULFONATE454GM/BOT; 15GM/BOTpowder · oral, rectalNUVO PHARMS INCPrescription28 Nov 2014
SODIUM POLYSTYRENE SULFONATE454GM/BOTpowder · oral, rectalCHARTWELL RXPrescription18 Feb 2016
SODIUM POLYSTYRENE SULFONATE454GM/BOTpowder · oral, rectalAJENAT PHARMSPrescription23 Feb 2016
SODIUM POLYSTYRENE SULFONATE15GM/60MLsuspension · oral, rectalLYNEPrescription10 Jun 2025
KAYEXALATE453.6GM/BOT **Federal Register determination that product was not discontinued or withdrawn for safety or effectiveness reasons**powder · oral, rectalCONCORDIADiscontinued5 Jun 1958
SODIUM POLYSTYRENE SULFONATE453.6GM/BOTpowder · oral, rectalPAI HOLDINGS PHARMDiscontinued11 Sep 1984
SODIUM POLYSTYRENE SULFONATE15GM/60MLsuspension · oral, rectalHIKMA PHARMSDiscontinued17 Nov 1986
SODIUM POLYSTYRENE SULFONATE454GM/BOTpowder · oral, rectalCITRUSPHRMADiscontinued3 Dec 2008
SODIUM POLYSTYRENE SULFONATE15GM/60MLsuspension · oral, rectalANI PHARMSDiscontinued13 May 2011
SODIUM POLYSTYRENE SULFONATE15GM/60MLsuspension · oral, rectalROXANEDiscontinued
SODIUM POLYSTYRENE SULFONATE15GM/60MLsuspension · oral, rectalMORTON GROVEDiscontinued

Canada Canada — marketed products (Health Canada)

BrandDINStrengthForm · routeCompany
JAMP SODIUM POLYSTYRENE SULFONATE024975571 G / GPOWDER FOR SUSPENSION · ORAL; RECTALJAMP PHARMA CORPORATION
KAYEXALATE020269611 G / GPOWDER FOR SUSPENSION · ORAL; RECTALSANOFI-AVENTIS CANADA INC
ODAN-SODIUM POLYSTYRENE SULFONATE024739411 G / GPOWDER FOR SUSPENSION · RECTAL; ORALODAN LABORATORIESLTD
ODAN-SODIUM POLYSTYRENE SULFONATE02473968250 MG / MLSUSPENSION · ORAL; RECTALODAN LABORATORIESLTD
SOLYSTAT007553381 G / GPOWDER FOR SUSPENSION · ORAL; RECTALPENDOPHARM DIVISION OF PHARMASCIENCE INC
SOLYSTAT00769541250 MG / MLSUSPENSION · ORALPENDOPHARM DIVISION OF PHARMASCIENCE INC

Prices — United States and England

SourceProduct as listedPriceUnit / packDate
US NADACKIONEX 15 GM/60 ML SUSPENSION$0.30564per ML23 Sep 2026
US NADACSPS 15 GM/60 ML SUSPENSION$0.43798per ML23 Sep 2026
US NADACSPS 15 GM/60 ML SUSPENSION$0.38512per ML22 Apr 2026

NADAC: average price US retail pharmacies pay to buy the medicine. NHS Drug Tariff Part VIIIA: basic price reimbursed to pharmacies in England and Wales.

Safety signals and safety-related labeling changes

All safety entries for sodium polystyrene sulfonate →

Values as published by each source: SFDA human drug list (4-2026, as published by the Council of Health Insurance; indications from the CHI Daman Drug Formulary), Drugs@FDA, EMA medicines data, Health Canada Drug Product Database (Open Government Licence – Canada), CMS NADAC, NHS Drug Tariff Part VIIIA (NHSBSA Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0), WHO Model List of Essential Medicines (CC BY 3.0 IGO; regrouped by active substance, not created by WHO), EMA PRAC, US FDA safety-related labeling changes and MHRA Drug Safety Update (Open Government Licence v3.0). Sources and reuse. Not a substitute for the official registers or the product information.