Kaleorid LP 600 mg

Indication

Treatment of hypokalaemia (low blood potassium), especially drug-induced (diuretics, corticosteroids, laxatives).

Ingredients

• Potassium chloride 600 mg

Direction

Swallow tablets whole with a large glass of water, preferably at the end of meals, without chewing or sucking. Dose individualised by the doctor according to blood potassium (e.g. about 4 g potassium chloride daily in 2-3 doses for frank hypokalaemia).

Side effects

• Digestive upset: nausea
• vomiting
• abdominal pain
• diarrhoea
• Rarely oesophageal or intestinal ulceration
• Hyperkalaemia
• especially in kidney impairment
• Consult a doctor or pharmacist before use and stop if irritation or allergy occurs.

Precautions

• Kaleorid + pregnancy = danger: do not use in pregnant women unless there is no therapeutic alternative
• Contraindicated in hyperkalaemia and severe kidney failure
• blood potassium must be monitored
• Caution with potassium
• sparing diuretics
• ACE inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor blockers
• Consult a doctor or pharmacist before use and stop if irritation or allergy occurs.