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Potassium Citrate Granules

Function and Efficacy

This product is a potassium supplement. Potassium ions are necessary to maintain cell metabolism, intracellular osmotic pressure and acid-base balance, nerve impulse conduction, muscle contraction, and myocardial contraction.

Ingredients

Potassium citrate.

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Potassium CitrateIngredients

Potassium ions are necessary to maintain cell metabolism, intracellular osmotic pressure and acid-base balance, nerve impulse conduction, muscle contraction, and myocardial contraction.

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Appearance

This product is white or off-white granules with a sweet and sour taste.

Indication

Used to prevent and treat hypokalemia caused by various reasons.

Usage and Dosage

Take with warm water, 1-2 packets each time, three times a day or as directed by your doctor.

Adverse Reactions

1. Oral administration may cause a peculiar smell and gastrointestinal irritation symptoms, such as nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. This is more likely to occur when the patient is on an empty stomach, takes a large dose, or has gastrointestinal diseases. 2. Hyperkalemia. This is more likely to occur when the patient is overdosed or has existing renal impairment, and may manifest as weakness, fatigue, numbness of the hands, feet, lips, and mouth, unexplained anxiety, confusion, dyspnea, slow heart rate, arrhythmia, conduction block, and even cardiac arrest. The electrocardiogram shows a high and sharp T wave, and gradually prolongs the P-R interval, disappears the P wave, widens the QRS wave, and develops a sine wave.

Precautions

Patients with severe renal impairment accompanied by oliguria or azotemia, untreated Addison's disease, acute dehydration, heat cramps, anuria, severe myocardial damage, familial periodic paralysis and hyperkalemia caused by various reasons.

Special Population Medication

Precautions for children: Not yet clear. Precautions for pregnancy and lactation: Not yet clear. Precautions for the elderly: The kidneys of the elderly have a reduced ability to clear potassium, and the use of this product is more likely to cause hyperkalemia, so it should be used with caution. The elderly should also pay attention to electrolyte and acid-base balance when using this product.

Drug Interactions

Not yet clear.

Storage

Keep away from light and store in sealed container.

Packaging Specification

1.45g

Validity Period

24 months

Manufacturer

Shandong Luye Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

  • Founded in:

    1994-06-08
  • Address:

    No. 15, Chuangye Road, High-tech Zone, Yantai City, Shandong Province
  • Tax NO.:

    913706001650849788
  • Registered Funds:

    2,031.8 million yuan
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