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Table 2 Trends in average medication dose per day among users

From: Effect of cinacalcet availability and formulary listing on parathyroidectomy rate trends

Year

Calcium

Sevelamer

Lanthanum

All phosphate binders

Cinacalcet

Alfacalcidol

Calcitriol

 

(mg/d)

(mg/d)

(mg/d)

(mg/d)*

(mg/d)

(mcg/d)

(mcg/d)

2001

1869

2991

 

2155

 

0.27

0.26

2002

1779

3477

 

2443

 

0.26

0.26

2003

1619

3875

 

2620

 

0.26

0.26

2004

1498

4030

 

2777

 

0.28

0.27

2005

1408

4312

 

2925

 

0.28

0.26

2006

1365

4364

 

2992

50

0.29

0.26

2007

1348

4331

1613

3013

50

0.31

0.25

2008

1329

4172

2433

3040

52

0.32

0.24

2009

1302

4078

2111

3166

55

0.35

0.24

2010

1265

4011

2074

3270

54

0.36

0.25

  1. * All phosphate binders dose is given in mg of calcium phosphate-binding equivalent using relative phosphate-binding coefficients: 1.0 for calcium carbonate, 0.7 for sevelamer, and 2.0 for lanthanum [18].