The chemical compound calcium acetate is the calcium salt of acetic acid. It has been commonly referred to as the acetate of lime. The anhydrous form is very hygroscopic, therefore the monohydrate is the common form.
Calcium acetate is one of a number of calcium salts used to treat hyperphosphatemia (too much phosphate in the blood) in patients with kidney disease.
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MRC Human Nutrition Research, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
Albany Medical Center South Clinical Campus, Albany, New York, United States
Gulhane School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
Denver Nephrologists, PC, Denver, Colorado, United States
"Dr Carol Davila" Teaching Hospital of Nephrology, Bucharest, Romania
"CI Parhon" Clinical Hospital, Iasi, Romania
University of Texas Health Sciences Center, San Antonio, Texas, United States
University of Texas Health Sciences Center, San Antonio, Texas, United States
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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