What does potassium chloride sustained-release tablets treat?

In our lives, we treat hypokalemia caused by various reasons, such as insufficient food intake, vomiting, severe diarrhea, the use of potassium-excreting diuretics, hypokalemic familial periodic paralysis, long-term use of glucocorticoids and hypertonic glucose supplementation, etc. However, in the prevention of hypokalemia, when the patient has potassium loss, especially if hypokalemia is more harmful to the patient (such as patients with digitalization), preventive potassium salt supplementation is required, such as eating very little, severe or chronic diarrhea, long-term use of adrenal cortex, then let's take a look at what potassium chloride sustained-release tablets are used to treat!

1. Causes

1. Hypokalemia, such as insufficient food intake, vomiting, severe diarrhea, use of potassium-excreting diuretics, hypokalemic familial periodic paralysis, long-term use of glucocorticoids and supplementation of hypertonic glucose, etc.

2. Prevention of hypokalemia When patients have potassium loss, especially if hypokalemia is harmful to the patient (such as patients with digitalis), potassium salt supplementation is required, such as eating very little, severe or chronic diarrhea, long-term use of adrenal

Corticosteroids, potassium-losing nephropathy, and Barttes syndrome, etc.

3. Digitalis poisoning causes frequent, multifocal premature beats or rapid arrhythmias.

2. Applicable Diseases

Infant diarrhea, arrhythmia, premature beats, hyperuricemia, chronic diarrhea, hypokalemia, hyperprolactinemia, vomiting, sinus arrhythmia, hormone-dependent dermatitis

3. Ingredients and Indications

1. Ingredients

The main ingredient of this product and its chemical name is potassium chloride.

2. Potassium Chloride Sustained Release Tablets

Adults: 0.5g~1g each time, 2~4 times a day, take after meals, and adjust the dosage as needed. Generally, the maximum daily dose for adults is 6g. For those who experience gastrointestinal reactions to oral tablets, oral solution can be used instead, diluted in cold boiled water or beverages for oral administration.

IV. Drug contraindications and precautions

①【Taboo】

Hyperkalemia; patients with scanty urine output and urinary retention.

②【Notes】

This product should be swallowed whole and not crushed. Use with caution in the following situations: 1. Metabolic acidosis accompanied by oliguria;

2. People with weakened adrenal cortex function;

3. Acute and chronic renal failure;

4. Acute dehydration, which can lead to decreased urine volume and reduced urinary K+ excretion in severe cases;

5. Familial periodic paralysis; hypokalemic paralysis should be supplemented with potassium, but hyperkalemic or normokalemic periodic paralysis must be differentiated;

6. Chronic or severe diarrhea can cause hypokalemia, but it can also cause dehydration and hyponatremia, leading to prerenal oliguria;

7. Patients with gastrointestinal obstruction, chronic gastritis, ulcer and esophageal stenosis, diverticulum, intestinal atony, and ulcerative enteritis should not take potassium supplements orally, because potassium will increase the stimulation to the gastrointestinal tract and aggravate the condition.

8. Conduction block arrhythmias, especially when digitalis drugs are used;

9. Extensive burns, muscle trauma, severe infection, within 24 hours after major surgery, and severe hemolysis. The above conditions themselves can cause hyperkalemia;

10. Congenital adrenal hyperplasia with insufficient mineralocorticoid secretion;

11 The following follow-up examinations are required during medication:

(1) Blood potassium;

(2) Electrocardiogram;

(3) Blood magnesium, sodium, and calcium; (4) Acid-base balance index;

(5) Renal function and urine volume

③【Medication for the elderly】

The kidney's ability to clear K+ decreases in the elderly, and hyperkalemia is more likely to occur when potassium salts are used. Serum potassium should be checked regularly during medication.