The Area Prescribing Committee recommends sodium zirconium cyclosilicate as a treatment option for the treatment of hyperkalaemia in line with NICE TA599

Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate will be considered RED on the traffic light system

Primary care prescribers should ensure that patient medication records include any medicine for which prescribing remains the responsibility of secondary or tertiary care. This will ensure that GP records, which are accessed by other healthcare providers, are a true and accurate reflection of the patient’s medication.