Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate
Summary
Environmental risk. The use of electrolytes is not considered to pose any environmental impact.
This summary information comes from fass.se.
Detailed information
Fass environmental information
Fass environmental information for Lokelma (sodium zirconium cyclosilicate) from AstraZeneca (retrieved on 2025-10-28).
Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate is a non-absorbed, non-polymer inorganic powder with a uniform micropore structure that preferentially captures potassium in exchange for hydrogen and sodium cations.
According to the European Medicines Agency guideline on environmental risk assessments for pharmaceuticals (EMA/CHMP/SWP/4447/00), vitamins, electrolytes, amino acids, peptides, proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, vaccines and herbal medicinal products are exempted because they are unlikely to result in significant risk to the environment.
References
Author: Health and Medical Care Administration, Region Stockholm