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Mary Richards

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Medication Potassium Chloride

Brand name
Classification  Therapeutic class: Potassium supplements
 Pharmacologic class: Potassium salts
Indications  To prevent hypokalemia
 To treat hypokalemia
 Severe hypokalemia
Dosage  Capsules (extended-release) : 8 mEq; 10 mEq
 Injection concentrate: 2 mEq/mL
 Injection for IV infusion: 0.1 mEq/mL; 0.2 mEq/mL; 0.4 mEq/mL
 Oral liquid: 20 mEq/15 mL; 40 mEq/15 mL
 Powder for oral administration: 20 mEq/packet
 Tablets (extended-release) : 8 mEq; 10 mEq; 15 mEq; 20 mEq
Action  Replaces potassium and maintains potassium level
Adverse Reactions  CNS: paresthesia of limbs, listlessness, confusion, weakness or
heaviness of limbs, flaccid paralysis.
 CV: postinfusion phlebitis, arrhythmias,  heart block,  cardiac
arrest,  ECG changes, hypotension.
 GI: nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea.
 Metabolic: hyperkalemia.
 Respiratory: respiratory paralysis.
 Skin: injection-site reactions.

Patient education  Monitor renal function. After surgery, don't give drug until urine flow
while taking this is a stab lish .
medication  Teach patients how to take with or after meals full glass of water or
fruit juice to lessen the GI distress
 Teach patient signs and symptoms of hypercalcemia
 Warn patient not to use Mrs dash or any other salt substitutes while
taking this medication
 Tell patient not to be alarmed if wax matrix appears in stool because
this drug has already been absorbed