Potassium chloride

Chemical formula: KCl  Molecular mass: 74.551 g/mol  PubChem compound: 4873

Therapeutic indications

Potassium chloride is indicated for:

Hypokalemia

Population group: only infants (40 days - 1 year old) , children (1 year - 12 years old) , adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 years old or older)

For use in patients requiring supplemental potassium therapy.

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

Contraindications

Potassium chloride is contraindicated in the following cases:

Hyperkalaemia

Hyperkalemia

Hyperchloraemia

Hyperchloremia

Addison's disease

Addison's disease

Acute dehydration

Dehydration

Heat cramps

Heat cramps

Impaired renal function with oliguria, anuria or azotaemia

Renal failure and additionally at least one of
Oliguria
Anuria
Azotaemia

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