Potassium Other names: Potassium chloride

Chemical formula: K  Molecular mass: 39.098 g/mol 

Therapeutic indications

Potassium is indicated for:

Indication

Population group: only adults (18 years old or older)

at least one of
Hypokalaemia
Nausea and vomiting
Functional diarrhoea

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):

Contraindications

Potassium is contraindicated in the following cases:

Contraindication

at least one of
Potassium-sparing agents
Diuretics and potassium-sparing agents in combination
Renal failure
Hypertensive renal disease with renal failure
Hypertensive renal disease without renal failure
Hypertensive heart and renal disease with renal failure
Renal failure following abortion and ectopic and molar pregnancy
Postpartum acute renal failure
Congenital renal failure
Traumatic anuria
Anuria and oliguria
Haemoglobinuria due to haemolysis from other external causes
Neonatal jaundice due to other excessive haemolysis
Neonatal jaundice due to other specified excessive haemolysis
Neonatal jaundice due to excessive haemolysis, unspecified
Hyperkalaemia

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