Potassium chloride tablets usage, dosage and precautions

Potassium chloride tablets are actually a common drug in clinical practice, especially in some arrhythmias, cardiovascular internal medicine, and endocrinology departments. Of course, potassium chloride tablets are a prescription drug, which means that only potassium chloride tablets prescribed by a doctor can be taken. In fact, there are many things to pay attention to when using potassium chloride tablets. It can be said that only scientific use of potassium chloride tablets can make potassium chloride tablets more effective.

Potassium chloride tablets are a common chemical product that plays a great role in treating diseases. So what reactions may be caused by using potassium chloride tablets? What should be paid attention to when using potassium chloride tablets to treat diseases?

English name: Potassium Chloride Tablets

Prescription drugs: Prescription drugs

Dosage form: Tablet

Drug type: Chemical drugs

Specification: 0.5g

Indications

Hypokalemia, arrhythmia, cardiovascular medicine, endocrinology

Dosage

Oral potassium salts are used to treat mild hypokalemia or for prophylaxis. The usual dose for adults is 0.5-1g (2-4 tablets) each time, 2-4 times a day, after meals, and the dose can be adjusted according to the condition. The maximum daily dose for adults is generally 6g (24 tablets).

Adverse Reactions

(1) Oral administration may cause gastrointestinal irritation symptoms, such as nausea, vomiting, throat discomfort, chest pain (esophageal irritation), abdominal pain, diarrhea, and even peptic ulcer and bleeding. It is more likely to occur when the patient is on an empty stomach, taking large doses, or has existing gastrointestinal diseases. (2) When renal function is impaired, attention should be paid to the occurrence of hyperkalemia.

Taboo

(1) Patients with hyperkalemia. (2) Patients with acute renal insufficiency or chronic renal insufficiency.

Precautions

(1) Use with caution in the following situations: ① Acute dehydration, which can lead to decreased urine volume and urinary K excretion in severe cases; ② Familial periodic paralysis; hypokalemic paralysis should be treated with potassium supplements, but hyperkalemic or normokalemic periodic paralysis must be differentiated; ③ Chronic or severe diarrhea can cause hypokalemia, but can also cause dehydration and hyponatremia, leading to prerenal oliguria; ④ Conduction block arrhythmias, especially when digitalis drugs are used; ⑤ Extensive burns, muscle trauma, severe infection, 2 to 4 hours after major surgery, and severe hemolysis, all of which can cause hyperkalemia; ⑥ Adrenal dysregulation syndrome with insufficient mineralocorticoid secretion; ⑦ Patients receiving potassium-sparing diuretics. (2) The following follow-up examinations are required during medication: ① serum potassium; ② electrocardiogram; ③ serum magnesium, sodium, and calcium; ④ acid-base balance indexes; ⑤ renal function and urine volume. (3) Ordinary tablets and sugar-coated tablets have a strong irritating effect on the gastrointestinal tract, so it is best to dissolve them into a solution before taking them.

Potassium chloride tablets can be said to be very widely used. Of course, you must use this medicine under the advice of a doctor. Of course, if there are any special circumstances when using potassium chloride tablets, you must communicate with the doctor in time, so as to best ensure the health of your life.