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How should I take potassium chloride? Take oral potassium chloride with food if the medicine upsets your stomach. Take the tablet or capsule with a full glass of water.
What happens if I miss a dose? What happens if I overdose? Seek emergency medical attention or call the Poison Help line at What should I avoid while taking potassium chloride?
What are the possible side effects of potassium chloride? Stop using potassium chloride and call your doctor at once if you have:. What other drugs will affect potassium chloride? Tell your doctor about all your other medicines, especially: medicine to prevent organ transplant rejection; a diuretic or "water pill"; or heart or blood pressure medication.
Where can I get more information? You should not use potassium chloride if you are allergic to it, or if:. Get emergency medical help if you have signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficult breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat. This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur.
Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. Do not use potassium supplements or other products that contain potassium, unless your doctor has told you to. Salt substitutes or low-salt foods often contain potassium.
Read the label of any food or medicine to see if it contains potassium. Use Potassium Chloride Kato exactly as directed on the label, or as prescribed by your doctor. Do not use in larger or smaller amounts or for longer than recommended.
Follow all directions on your prescription label and read all medication guides or instruction sheets. Your doctor may occasionally change your dose. Use the medicine exactly as directed. Potassium chloride oral is taken by mouth. Potassium chloride injection is given as a slow infusion into a vein.
A healthcare provider will give you this medicine by injection if you have severely low potassium levels. Tell your caregivers if you feel any burning, pain, or swelling around the IV needle when potassium chloride is injected. Do not crush, chew, or suck on a potassium tablet or capsule.
Sucking on the pill could irritate your mouth or throat. Measure liquid medicine carefully. Use the dosing syringe provided, or use a medicine dose-measuring device not a kitchen spoon. Mix the oral solution with least 4 ounces of water before taking it. You may need to follow a special diet while using potassium chloride. Follow all instructions of your doctor or dietitian.
Learn about the foods to eat or avoid to help control your condition. Call your doctor if you have trouble swallowing a potassium chloride capsule or tablet. You may be able to dissolve the tablet in water, or mix the medicine from a capsule with soft food.
Carefully follow your doctor's instructions. You may need frequent medical tests. Even if you have no symptoms, tests can help your doctor determine if this medicine is effective. Some tablets are made with a shell that is not absorbed or melted in the body.
Part of this shell may appear in your stool. This is normal and will not make the medicine less effective. Store at room temperature away from moisture, heat, and light.
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