Sensipar (cinacalcet), a new drug for dialysis patients

Health Canada has just approved Sensipar (cinacalcet), a new drug for dialysis patients.

Chronic kidney disease leads to high serum phosphate...low vitamin D levels...and low serum calcium.

This signals the parathyroid glands to pump out more parathyroid hormone.

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