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citrate/potassium citrate (Polycitra K)
Indications:
1) hypokalemia associated with metabolic acidosis
2) long-term maintenance of alkaline urine
3) prevention of renal calculi
- calcium stones, calcium oxalate renal calculi
- cystinuria, cystine renal calculi [2]
Dosage: 1-2 packets in water after meals & QHS Crystals: potassium citrate 1100 mg & citric acid 334 mg/5 mL (packets to make 15 mL)
Adverse effects:
- not common (1-10%)
- metabolic alkalosis, tetany, cardiac arrhythmias due to hypocalcemia, hyperkalemia, hypernatremia, diarrhea
General
pharmacologic combination
urinary alkalinizer
Database Correlations
PUBCHEM cid=13344
References
- Kaiser Permanente Northern California Regional Drug
Formulary, 1998
- Deprecated Reference
Components
citrate (citric acid)
potassium citrate (Urocit K)