Patients hate the current phosphorous meds but the issue for dialysis patients is the following
8-week open-label treatment period: • 39% diarrhea • Only adverse event ≥5% • Mostly mild to moderate • Stool form and frequency changes, on average, remained in normal range for healthy individuals • 8% discontinuation due to diarrhea
Dialysis patients need to be hooked up to the dialysis machine for up to 4 hrs . Staff is very reluctant to try and halt dialysis to allow any patient to go to the bathroom ....and "accidents " do happen .