Drug information provided by: Merative, Micromedex®
A nurse or other trained health professional will give you this medicine in a hospital. Sodium polystyrene sulfonate is given as a rectal enema.
Use this medicine at least 3 hours before or after taking oral medicines. If your stomach takes too long to empty food (gastroparesis), use this medicine 6 hours before or after taking oral medicines.
Portions of this document last updated: Feb. 01, 2023
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