Potassium Chloride (Potassium Chloride)
Overview of Potassium Chloride
Potassium Chloride is used to treat or prevent hypokaleamia or potassium depletion. Potassium Chloride is also used to treat fluid overload in liver failure. Potassium Chloride is given as a slow release preparation or in effervescent solutions of bicarbonate and trimethylglycine. May also be given by slow IV infusion. May need dose reduction in renal failure.
Indication of Potassium Chloride
Potassium Chloride is primarily indicated in conditions like Electrolyte disorder, Hypokalaemia, and can also be given in adjunctive therapy as an alternative drug of choice in Correction of severe hypokalaemia, Diarrhoea, Diuresis, Prevention of hypokalaemia, Vomiting.
Contraindication of Potassium Chloride
Potassium Chloride is contraindicated in conditions like Acute dehydration.
Side Effects of Potassium Chloride
The severe or irreversible adverse effects of Potassium Chloride, which give rise to further complications include Rashes, Confusion, Anxiety, Numbness, Chest pain, Chest tightness, Itching, Hives.,The symptomatic adverse reactions produced by Potassium Chloride are more or less tolerable and if they become severe, they can be treated symptomatically, these include Diarrhea, Nausea and vomiting, Gas, Stomach discomfort.
Precautions of Potassium Chloride
Administer potassium products with caution to hypokalemic hypertensive patients, because it will lower the blood pressure.