ZS Pharma Announces Start Of Enrollment Of Phase 3 Long-Term Maintenance Study Of ZS-9 In Patients With Hyperkalemia

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COPPELL, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ZS Pharma, a biopharmaceutical company developing novel treatments for kidney, cardiovascular, liver and metabolic disorders, today announced that it has begun enrolling patients in ZS005, a Phase 3 open-label, 12-month, long-term maintenance study of ZS-9, an investigational treatment for hyperkalemia. This Phase 3 trial is designed to further add to the clinical experience to date by demonstrating the safety and tolerability of ZS-9 and its ability to restore and maintain normal serum potassium levels in patients with hyperkalemia over at least one year of dosing. The Company plans to file a New Drug Application with the United States Food and Drug Administration and a Marketing Authorization Application with the European Medicines Agency in the first half of 2015.

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