Potassiumdrug info
potassium chloride 20 MEQ Powder for Oral Solution
What it is used for
1 INDICATIONS & USAGE Potassium Chloride is indicated for the treatment and prophylaxis of hypokalemia with or without metabolic alkalosis, in patients for whom dietary management with potassium-rich foods or diuretic dose reduction is insufficient. Potassium Chloride is a potassium salt indicated for the treatment and prophylaxis of hypokalemia with or without metabolic alkalosis, in patients for whom dietary management with potassium-rich foods or diuretic dose reduction is insufficient.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective July 20, 2023. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
Description
Potassium Chloride is a white crystalline or colorless solid. It is soluble in water and slightly soluble in alcohol. Chemically, Potassium Chloride is K-Cl with a molecular mass of 74.55. Each pouch of light pink to orange powder contains 1.5 g of potassium chloride, USP which is equivalent to potassium 20 mEq and chloride 20 mEq and the following inactive ingredients: colloidal silicon dioxide, citric acid anhydrous, sucralose, natural orange flavor, and. FD&C Yellow #6.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective July 20, 2023. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
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