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Ardelyx Announces XPHOZAH® (tenapanor) Now Available in the United States
XPHOZAH is the first and only FDA approved phosphate absorption inhibitor Best-in-class patient services programs support patient access and affordability for
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[{"type":"text","content":"XPHOZAH is the first and only FDA approved phosphate absorption inhibitor Best-in-class patient services programs support patient access and affordability for XPHOZAH patients WALTHAM, Mass., Nov. 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ardelyx, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARDX), a biopharmaceutical company founded with a mission to discover, develop and commercialize innovative, first-in-class medicines that meet significant unmet medical needs, today announced XPHOZAH is now available for shipment to partner pharmacies. XPHOZAH® (tenapanor) is indicated to reduce serum phosphorus in adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD) on dialysis as add-on therapy in patients who have an inadequate response to phosphate binders or who are intolerant of any dose of phosphate binder therapy. XPHOZAH is a single tablet taken twice daily that offers a first-in-class mechanism of action that blocks phosphate absorption through its primary pathway. “The kidney community has been waiting a long time for another option to help manage hyperphosphatemia and we are proud to announce that XPHOZAH is now being shipped to our partner pharmacies,” said Mike Raab, president and chief executive officer of Ardelyx. “We look forward to engaging with healthcare providers and supporting patient access and affordability for this new therapeutic option with a differentiated mechanism of action.” Ardelyx is committed to setting new standards in product innovation and to setting new standards for patient support. Ardelyx will integrate XPHOZAH into its established patient services program, ArdelyxAssist™. ArdelyxAssist is an innovative, digital-forward patient services program that provides access and affordability support for patients, with integration into medical office work processes and connectivity to patients and health care providers. About XPHOZAH® (tenapanor)XPHOZAH, discovered and developed by Ardelyx, is a first-in-class, phosphate absorption inhibitor with a differentiated mechanism of action that acts locally in the gut to inhibit the sodium hydrogen exchanger 3 (NHE3), thereby reducing phosphate absorption through the paracellular pathway, the primary pathway of phosphate absorption. XPHOZAH is a single tablet, taken twice daily. Diarrhea was the most common side effect experienced by patients taking XPHOZAH in clinical trials. Please see additional full Prescribing Inform...