2006-07-02 09:48:43 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Women's Health
It's Potassium Chloride.
Potassium is vital in the human body and oral potassium chloride is the common means to replenish it, although it can also be diluted and given intravenously. It can be used as a salt substitute for food, but due to its weak, bitter, unsalty flavor, it is usually mixed with regular salt, sodium chloride, for this purpose to improve the taste. Medically it is used in the treatment of hypokalemia and associated conditions, for digitalis poisoning, and as an electrolyte replenisher. Brand names include K-Dur®, Klor-Con®, Micro-K®, and Kaon Cl®. Side effects can include gastrointestinal discomfort including nausea and vomiting, diarrhea and bleeding of the gut. Overdoses cause hyperkalemia which can lead to paresthesia, cardiac conduction blocks, fibrillation and arrhythmias, also sclerotic effects.
2006-07-02 09:58:34 · answer #1 · answered by thematrixhazu36 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My elderly mother is taking that. In her case she has to take it because she's on Lasix, which removes water from her system. Lasix is a diarretic medicine.
Anyway, the Potassium Chloride pills regulates and replenshes the potassium that's lost in your system.
2006-07-02 16:56:35 · answer #2 · answered by Microsoft Bob 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋