Preparation and Characterization of Lanthanum Carbonate Octahydrate for the Treatment of Hyperphosphatemia

<table>FTIR spectra of La2(CO3)3·8H2O (line 1), La2(CO3)3·8H2O containing 1 wt% La(OH)CO3 (line 2), La2(CO3)3·8H2O containing 2 wt% La(OH)CO3 (line 3), and La2(CO3)3·8H2O containing 5 wt% La(OH)CO3 (line 4) in the fingerprint region (1000–600 cm−1).</table>

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Figure 5: Preparation and Characterization of Lanthanum Carbonate Octahydrate for the Treatment of Hyperphosphatemia 