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Potassium Chloride (UNII: 660YQ98I10) (Potassium Cation - UNII:295O53K152)
Physicians Total Care, Inc.
Potassium Chloride
Potassium Chloride 600 mg
ORAL
PRESCRIPTION DRUG
BECAUSE OF REPORTS OF INTESTINAL AND GASTRIC ULCERATION AND BLEEDING WITH EXTENDED-RELEASE POTASSIUM CHLORIDE PREPARATIONS, THESE DRUGS SHOULD BE RESERVED FOR THOSE PATIENTS WHO CANNOT TOLERATE OR REFUSE TO TAKE LIQUID OR EFFERVESCENT POTASSIUM PREPARATIONS OR FOR PATIENTS IN WHOM THERE IS A PROBLEM OF COMPLIANCE WITH THESE PREPARATIONS. - For the therapeutic use of patients with hypokalemia, with or without metabolic alkalosis; in digitalis intoxication; and in patients with hypokalemic familial periodic paralysis. If hypokalemia is the result of diuretic therapy, consideration should be given to the use of a lower dose of diuretic, which may be sufficient without leading to hypokalemia. - For the prevention of hypokalemia in patients who would be at particular risk if hypokalemia were to develop, e.g., digitalized patients or patients with significant cardiac arrhythmias. The use of potassium salts in patients receiving diuretics for uncomplicated essential hypertension is often unnecessary when such patien
Film-coated Potassium Chloride 8 mEq (dark-blue, debossed with "USL 8"), Potassium Chloride 10 mEq (white, debossed with "USL 10"), round tablets containing: 600 mg potassium chloride (equivalent to 8 mEq) in Store at controlled room temperature, 15-30°C (59-86°F). Protect from light and moisture. Dispense in a tight container with child-resistant closure.
New Drug Application
POTASSIUM CHLORIDE - POTASSIUM CHLORIDE TABLET, FILM COATED, EXTENDED RELEASE PHYSICIANS TOTAL CARE, INC. ---------- POTAS S IUM CHLORIDE EXTENDED-RELEASE TABLETS, USP 8 MEQ AND 10 MEQ DESCRIPTION Potassium Chloride Extended-release Tablets, USP are a solid oral dosage form of potassium chloride. Each contains 600 mg or 750 mg of potassium chloride equivalent to 8 mEq or 10 mEq of potassium in a wax matrix tablet. This formulation is intended to provide an extended-release of potassium from the matrix to minimize the likelihood of producing high, localized concentrations of potassium within the gastrointestinal tract. Potassium Chloride Extended-release Tablets are an electrolyte replenisher. The chemical name is potassium chloride, and the structural formula is KCl. Potassium chloride, USP is a white, granular powder or colorless crystals. It is odorless and has a saline taste. Its solutions are neutral to litmus. It is freely soluble in water and insoluble in alcohol. INACTIVE INGREDIENTS Hydrogenated vegetable oil, magnesium stearate, polyethylene glycol, polyvinyl alcohol, silicon dioxide, talc and titanium dioxide. Dark blue tablets also contain FD&C Blue No. 1 aluminum lake. CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY The potassium ion is the principal intracellular cation of most body tissues. Potassium ions participate in a number of essential physiological processes including the maintenance of intracellular tonicity, the transmission of nerve impulses, the contraction of cardiac, skeletal and smooth muscle and the maintenance of normal renal function. The intracellular concentration of potassium is approximately 150 to 160 mEq per liter. The normal adult plasma concentration is 3.5 to 5 mEq per liter. An active ion transport system maintains this gradient across the plasma membrane. Potassium is a normal dietary constituent and under steady state conditions the amount of potassium absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract is equal to the amount excreted in the urine. The usual dietary intake of potassium is 50 to 100 mEq per Preberite celoten dokument