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Potassium Chloride

Generic: POTASSIUM CHLORIDE

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Basic Information
Manufacturer
Bryant Ranch Prepack
Product Type
HUMAN PRESCRIPTION DRUG
Route of Administration
ORAL
FDA Set ID
9088ca44-5585-4551-8e2c-168f306520d4
Indications & Usage
1 INDICATIONS AND USAGE Potassium chloride extended-release tablets are 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 extended-release tablets are 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.

(1)
Adverse Reactions
6 ADVERSE REACTIONS The following adverse reactions have been identified with use of oral potassium salts.

Because these reactions are reported voluntarily from a population of uncertain size, it is not always possible to reliably estimate their frequency or establish a causal relationship to drug exposure.

The most common adverse reactions to oral potassium salts are nausea, vomiting, flatulence, abdominal pain/discomfort, and diarrhea.

There have been reports hyperkalemia and of upper and lower gastrointestinal condition including obstruction, bleeding, ulceration, perforation.

Skin rash has been reported rarely.

The most common adverse reactions are nausea, vomiting, flatulence, abdominal pain/discomfort and diarrhea.

(6) To report SUSPECTED ADVERSE REACTIONS, contact Aurobindo Pharma USA, Inc.

at 1-866-850-2876 or FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or www.fda.gov/medwatch