Effervescent Potassium Chloride
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Side Effects & Adverse Reactions
WARNINGS: The administration of potassium salts can produce hyperkalemia and cardiac arrest in patients with impaired mechanisms for potassium excretion. These reactions most commonly occur in patients receiving potassium intravenously, but may also occur in patents receiving oral potassium. Potentially fatal hyperkalemia can develop quickly and be asymptomatic. Patients using potassium salts with chronic renal disease, or any other condition which impairs the excretion of potassium, require especially careful monitoring of serum potassium concentration and appropriate adjustment of dosage.
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Uses
INDICATIONS AND USAGE:
1. For therapeutic use in patients with hypokalemia with or without metabolic alkalosis, in digitalis intoxication and in patients with hypokalemic familial
periodic paralysis.
2. For prevention of potassium depletion when the dietary intake of potassium is inadequate in the following conditions: patients receiving digitalis and
diuretics for congestive heart failure; hepatic cirrhosis with ascities; states of aldosterone excess with normal renal function; potassium-losing
nephropathy, and certain diarrheal states.
3. The use of potassium salts in patients receiving diuretics for uncomplicated essential hypertension is often unnecessary when such patients have a
normal dietary pattern. Serum potassium should be checked periodically, however, and, if hypokalemia occurs, dietary supplementation with
potassium-containing foods may be adequate to control milder cases. In more severe cases supplementation with potassium salts may be
indicated.
History
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Other Information
DESCRIPTION: An oral potassium supplement. each effervescent tablet in solution provides the equivalent of 25 mEq (1865 mg) potassium chloride (supplied by 1.25 g potassium chloride, 0.7 g potassium bicarbonate and 1.5 g l-lysine monohydrochloride) with 0.77 g citric acid, FD and C Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow), FD and C Yellow No. 6 Lake as color additives, natural and artificial flavor, and saccharin.
Sources
Effervescent Potassium Chloride Manufacturers
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Qualitest Pharmaceuticals
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Effervescent Potassium Chloride | Qualitest Pharmaceuticals
DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION: Adults - One effervescent tablet (25 mEq potassium and chloride) completely dissolved in three to four ounces or more of cold water and taken two to four times daily, or as directed by physician. It is suggested this potassium solution be taken with meals and sipped slowly over a five to ten minute period. Do not open foil pouch until time of use.
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