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potassium chloride 20 MEQ Extended Release Oral Tablet
What it is used for
Potassium chloride extended-release tablets are indicated for the treatment and prophylaxis of hypokalemia with or without metabolic alkalosis, in patients for whom dietary management with potassium-rich foods or diuretic dose reduction is insufficient. Potassium chloride extended-release tablets are potassium salt indicated for the treatment and prophylaxis of hypokalemia with or without metabolic alkalosis in patients for whom dietary management with potassium-rich foods or diuretic dose reduction is insufficient.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective July 24, 2026. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
Description
Potassium chloride extended-release tablets are solid oral dosage form of potassium chloride containing 750 mg and 1,500 mg of potassium chloride, USP, equivalent to 10 mEq and 20 mEq of potassium, respectively, in a film-coated (not enteric-coated), wax matrix tablet. The chemical name is potassium chloride, and the structural formula is KCl. Potassium chloride, USP, occurs as a white, granular powder or as colorless crystals. It is odorless and has a saline taste. Its solutions are neutral to litmus. It is freely soluble in water and insoluble in alcohol. The 10 mEq tablets also contain colloidal silicon dioxide, D&C Yellow No. 10 aluminum Lake, ethylcellulose, FD&C Yellow No. 6, magnesium stearate, paraffin wax, polyethylene glycol, polyvinyl alcohol, talc, titanium dioxide and triethyl citrate. The 20 mEq tablets also contain colloidal silicon dioxide, ethylcellulose, magnesium stearate, paraffin wax, polyethylene glycol, polyvinyl alcohol, talc, titanium dioxide and triethyl citrate. USP Dissolution Test pending.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective July 24, 2026. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
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