Potassium chloride 20% (potassium 13.3mmol/5ml) solution for infusion 5ml ampoules

Država: Velika Britanija

Jezik: angleščina

Source: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Aktivna sestavina:

Potassium chloride

Dostopno od:

potassium 13.3mmol/5ml) solution for infusion 5ml ampoules (hameln pharma Ltd

Koda artikla:

B05XA01

INN (mednarodno ime):

Potassium chloride

Odmerek:

200mg/1ml

Farmacevtska oblika:

Solution for infusion

Pot uporabe:

Intravenous

Razred:

No Controlled Drug Status

Tip zastaranja:

Valid as a prescribable product

Povzetek izdelek:

BNF: 09020201; GTIN: 5016386000157

Navodilo za uporabo

PATIENT INFORMATION LEAFLET
POTASSIUM CHLORIDE CONCENTRATE 20%
1. What Potassium Chloride Concentrate
20% is and what it is used for
Potassium
Chloride
Concentrate
20%
is
a
concentrated sterile solution of potassium chloride
(which occurs naturally in your body). It is used to
replace the loss of potassium from your body, if
this cannot be achieved when given by mouth or
in the diet.
2. Before you are given Potassium Chloride
Concentrate 20%
YOU
SHOULD
NOT
BE
GIVEN
POTASSIUM
CHLORIDE CONCENTRATE 20% IF YOU:
• are
SENSITIVE
or
ALLERGIC
to
Potassium
Chloride Concentrate 20% or any of the other
ingredients in this injection.
• have
HIGH
levels
of
certain
CHEMICALS
(potassium or chloride) in your
BLOOD
.
• suffer from impaired
KIDNEY function (you may
produce little or no
URINE
).
• suffer from
ADDISON’S DISEASE
(a hormonal
disorder where you may feel weak, lose weight
and have a darkened skin).
• are very
DEHYDRATED
.
Important information about your medicine
►
Your doctor or nurse will give you the injection
►
If this injection causes you any problems talk to your doctor, nurse
or pharmacist
►
Please tell your doctor or pharmacist, if you have any other medical
conditions or have an allergy to
any of the ingredients of this medicine
►
Please tell your doctor or pharmacist, if you are taking any other
medicines
•
READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY
before you start using this medicine. In some circumstances
THIS MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE
and this leaflet will be kept in a safe place should you wish to read
it.
•
KEEP THIS LEAFLET.
You may need to read it again
• If you have any further questions, please
ASK YOUR DOCTOR OR YOUR PHARMACIST.
• This medicine has been prescribed for you personally and you
should not pass it on to others.
It may harm them, even if their symptoms are the same as yours.
Where to find information in this leaflet
1. What Potassium Chloride Concentrate 20% is and what it is used for
2. Before you are given Potassium Chloride Concentrate 20%
3. How to use Potassium Chloride

Lastnosti izdelka

OBJECT 1
POTASSIUM CHLORIDE CONCENTRATE 20%
Summary of Product Characteristics Updated 04-Feb-2015 | hameln
pharmaceuticals ltd
1. Name of the medicinal product
Potassium Chloride Concentrate 20%.
2. Qualitative and quantitative composition
20% of Potassium Chloride in 5ml.
3. Pharmaceutical form
Sterile Injection.
4. Clinical particulars
4.1 Therapeutic indications
Potassium Chloride Concentrate 20% is used as a source of the
potassium cation for the treatment or
prevention of potassium depletion in patients for whom dietary
measures or oral medication are
inadequate. Potassium salts may also be used cautiously in those
taking digoxin where potassium
depletion may cause arrhythmias. Potassium Chloride Concentrate 20%
must be administered by slow
I.V, as a dilute solution.
4.2 Posology and method of administration
Adults (including elderly) and Children:
Potassium Chloride Concentrate 20% must be diluted by adding to a
large volume of intravenous fluid
before use. For example, 10mls diluted with not less than 700mls 0.9%
Sodium Chloride Intravenous
Infusion BP, or other suitable diluent, and mixed well.
Dosage depends on the serum ionogram value and the acid-base state. A
potassium deficiency is
calculated according to the formula:
MMOL Potassium = KG BW x 0.2 x 2 x (4.5 – actual serum potassium
(MMOL)).
(The extracellular volume is calculated from the body weight in kg x
0.2).
The maximum dosage is 20 MMOL potassium per hour.
It is recommended not to exceed 2-3 MMOL potassium per kg body weight
in 24 hours.
4.3 Contraindications
Hyperkalaemia, hyperchloraemia, impaired renal function with oliguria,
anuria or azotaemia, Addison's
disease, acute dehydration and heat cramps.
4.4 Special warnings and precautions for use
Potassium Chloride Concentrate 20% must not be injected undiluted.
Plasma potassium concentration must be measured at regular intervals
to avoid the development of
hyperkalaemia, especially in patients with renal impairment.
ECG monitoring facilities should be available.
Initial potassium replacemen