<unk> s are a group of medications used to treat high blood potassium. Effects generally take hours to days. They are also used to remove potassium, calcium, and sodium from solutions in technical applications. Common side effects include loss of appetite, gastrointestinal upset, constipation, and low blood calcium. These polymers are derived from<unk>  by the addition of<unk>  functional groups. Sodium<unk>  was approved for medical use in the United States in 1958. A<unk>  was developed in the 2000s to treat Clostridium difficile associated diarrhea under the name Tolevamer, but it was never marketed.
Polystyrene sulfonate
Polymethylsiloxane polyhydrate
Alpha-Zearalenol
Oxycyte
Methyl cellulose
Dextran
Macrogol
Modified citrus pectin