Potassium Chloride

In some countries, this medicine may only be approved for veterinary use.

In the US, Potassium Chloride (potassium chloride systemic) is a member of the drug class minerals and electrolytes and is used to treat Hypokalemia and Prevention of Hypokalemia.

US matches:

• Potassium Chloride


• Potassium Chloride Controlled-Release Tablets


• Potassium Chloride Extended-Release Capsules


• Potassium Chloride Extended-Release Tablets


• Potassium Chloride Liquid


• Potassium Chloride Powder


• Potassium Chloride Solution


• Potassium Chloride Capsules


• Potassium Chloride Injection Concentrate


• Potassium Chloride Oral Solution


• Potassium Chloride in Dextrose and Sodium Chloride

Scheme

Ph. Int.

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

A12BA01,B05XA01

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0007447-40-7

Chemical Formula

KCl

Molecular Weight

74

Therapeutic Categories

Electrolyte solution

Treatment of potassium deficiency

Treatment of alkalosis

Chemical Name

Potassium chloride

Foreign Names

• Kalii chloridum (Latin)
• Kalium chlorid (German)
• Potassium chlorure de (French)
• Potasio cloruro (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Potassium Chloride (OS: JAN, USAN)
• E 508 (IS)
• UNII-660YQ98I10 (IS)
• Kalii chloridum (PH: Ph. Int. 4, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Kaliumchlorid (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Potassio cloruro (PH: F.U. XII)
• Potassium (chlorure de) (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Potassium Chloride (PH: BP 2010, Ph. Eur. 6, Ph. Int. 4, USP 32, JP XV)

Brand Names

• 1 M-Kaliumchlorid-Lösung DeltaSelect
  DeltaSelect, Germany



• 1 M-Kaliumchlorid-Lösung Fresenius
  Fresenius, Germany



• Addex-Kaliumklorid
  Fresenius, Sweden; Fresenius, Finland; Fresenius, Norway



• Ap Inyect Solucion Cloruro Potasico
  Fresenius, Spain



• Apo-K
  Apotex, Canada



• Beta K (veterinary use)
  Bomac, New Zealand; Vetsearch International, Australia



• Burinex med Kaliumklorid (Potassium Chloride and Bumetanide)
  LEO Pharma, Denmark



• Centyl K (Potassium Chloride and Bendroflumethiazide)
  IFET, Greece; Leo Pharma, United Kingdom



• Centyl K mite (Potassium Chloride and Bendroflumethiazide)
  LEO, Sweden



• Centyl med Kaliumklorid (Potassium Chloride and Bendroflumethiazide)
  Leo, Norway; LEO Pharma, Denmark



• Chloropotassuril
  Melisana, Belgium; Melisana, Luxembourg



• Chlorure de Potassium
  Siphat, Tunisia; Unimed, Tunisia



• Chlorure de Potassium 20% Renaudin
  Renaudin, France



• Chlorure de Potassium B. Braun
  Braun, France



• Chlorure de Potassium Biosedra
  Fresenius, France



• Chlorure de Potassium Cooper
  Cooper, France



• Chlorure de Potassium hypertonique Fresenius
  Fresenius, France



• Chlorure de Potassium Lavoisier
  Chaix et du Marais, France



• Chlorure de Potassium Proamp
  Aguettant, France



• Chlorure de Potassium Renaudin
  Renaudin, France



• Clorato Potasico Brum
  Brum, Spain



• Clorato Potasico Orravan
  Orravan, Spain



• Cloreto de potássio
  Novartis, Portugal



• Clorpotasium
  Trifarma, Peru



• Clorurã de Potasiu
  Braun, Romania



• Cloruro de potasio Apolo
  Apolo, Argentina



• Cloruro de potasio Biocrom
  Biocrom, Argentina



• Cloruro de potasio Biol
  Biol, Argentina



• Cloruro de potasio Drawer
  Drawer, Argentina



• Cloruro de Potasio Ecar
  Ecar, Colombia



• Cloruro de Potasio Fabra
  Fabra, Argentina



• Cloruro de potasio Larjan
  Veinfar, Argentina



• Cloruro de potasio Northia
  Northia, Argentina



• Cloruro de Potasio
  Bestpharma, Chile; Biosano, Chile; Farmionni, Colombia



• Cloruro Potasico Braun
  Braun, Spain



• Cloruro Potasico Grifols
  Grifols, Spain



• Conclyte-K1
  Nipro PharmaNipurofama, Japan



• Control-K
  Merck, Argentina



• Corozell (Potassium Chloride and Magnesium Aspartate)
  Fresenius Kabi, Austria



• Co-Salt
  Pfizer, Argentina



• Diffu-K
  UCB, France



• Diumide-K (Potassium Chloride and Furosemide)
  Teofarma, United Kingdom



• Duro-K
  Novartis, Australia



• Electro-K
  Acme, Bangladesh



• Faringenilo (Potassium Chloride and Benzocaine)
  Diafarm, Spain



• F-Zuren
  K Sioe SeiyakuShioe, Japan



• Glucose KCl Infusion
  Baxter, New Zealand



• Glucose, NaCl, KCl Infusion
  Baxter, New Zealand



• Hemodial B
  Trifarma, Peru



• K Supply
  Sato Seiyaku, Japan



• K.C.L
  Maruishi, Japan



• K+ 10
  Alra, United States



• K+ 8
  Alra, United States



• K+ Care
  Alra, United States



• K-10
  GlaxoSmithKline, Canada



• Kaion Retard
  Andromaco, Chile



• Kaldyum
  Egis, Hungary; Egis, Poland; Egis, Slovakia



• Kaleorid
  Leo, France; Leo, Iceland; Leo, Norway; Leo, Sweden; LEO Pharma, Denmark; LEO Pharma, Vietnam



• Kalii Chloridi
  Lekarna, Slovenia



• Kalij klorid Jadran
  Jadran, Croatia (Hrvatska); Salus, Slovenia



• Kalij klorid
  HZTM, Croatia (Hrvatska); Jadran, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Pliva, Croatia (Hrvatska)



• Kalijum hlorid
  Jadran, Serbia; Sigmapharm, Serbia



• Kalimat prolongatum
  Lek, Poland



• Kalinorm
  Leiras, Finland



• Kalinor-retard P
  Abbott, Germany; Abbott, Luxembourg



• Kalio chloridas GSK
  GlaxoSmithKline, Lithuania



• Kalio chloridas Valentis
  Valentis, Lithuania



• Kaliolite
  Merck, Mexico



• Kalipoz prolongatum
  GlaxoSmithKline, Poland



• Kalisol
  Orion, Finland



• Kalitrans
  Fresenius, Luxembourg



• Kalitrans-Retard
  Stada, Luxembourg



• Kalium Chloratum Biomedica
  Biomedica, Czech Republic



• Kalium Chloratum Infusia
  Infusia, Czech Republic



• Kalium Chloratum Leciva
  Zentiva, Czech Republic; Zentiva, Slovakia



• Kalium chloratum Sintetica
  Sintetica, Switzerland



• Kalium Chloratum
  Briz, Latvia; Pharmamagist, Hungary; Polfa Warszawa, Poland



• Kalium Chlorid Fresenius
  Fresenius, Luxembourg; Fresenius, Serbia



• Kalium Chlorid
  Fresenius, Luxembourg



• Kalium Chlorid-Braun
  Braun Melsungen, Luxembourg



• Kalium Durettes
  AstraZeneca, Luxembourg



• Kalium Durules
  Teva, Hungary



• Kalium Hausmann
  Vifor, Switzerland



• Kalium
  Polfarmex, Poland



• Kaliumchlorid B.Braun
  B. Braun Medical, Switzerland; B.Braun, Germany; Braun, Austria; Braun, Hungary; Braun, Luxembourg; Braun, Slovakia



• Kaliumchlorid Bichsel
  Bichsel, Switzerland



• Kaliumchlorid Fresenius
  Fresenius, Luxembourg; Fresenius Kabi, Austria



• Kaliumchloride PCH
  Pharmachemie, Netherlands



• Kaliumchloride
  Braun, Netherlands; Fresenius, Netherlands



• Kaliumchlorid-Köhler
  Köhler, Germany



• Kaliumchlorid-Lösung Baxter
  Baxter, Germany



• Kaliumchlorid-Lösung Bernburg
  Bernburg, Germany



• Kaliumklorid "PS"
  Pharma-Skan, Denmark



• Kaliumklorid "SAD"
  Amgros, Denmark



• Kaliumklorid B. Braun
  B.Braun Melsungen AGDE, Denmark



• Kaliumklorid Braun
  Braun, Finland



• Kalium-Klorid-Teva
  Teva, Hungary



• Kalium-R
  Valeant, Hungary



• Kalnormin
  ICN, Czech Republic; ICN, Slovakia



• Kaochlor
  Savage, United States



• Kaon-Cl
  Savage, United States



• Kay Ciel
  Forest, United States



• Kay-Cee-L
  Geistlich, United Kingdom; Geistlich, Ireland



• KCl ACS Dobfar Info
  ACS Dobfar Info, Switzerland



• KCl Sintetica
  Sintetica, Switzerland



• KCL
  Terumo, Japan



• KCl-retard Hausmann
  Vifor, Switzerland



• KCl-retard Zyma
  Novartis, Switzerland; Novartis, Germany; Novartis Consumer Health, Austria



• KCL-Retard
  Astellas, Italy



• K-Dur
  Schering-Plough, Canada; Schering-Plough, Mexico



• Kelefusin
  Pisa, Mexico



• Keylyte
  Wallace, India



• K-Lor
  Abbott, United States



• Klor-Con
  Upsher-Smith, United States



• Klotrix
  Bristol-Myers Squibb, United States



• KSR
  Merck, Indonesia



• KT
  Jayson, Bangladesh



• K-Tab
  Abbott, United States



• Lento-Kalium
  Teofarma, Italy



• Meinsol Cloruro Potasico
  Fresenius, Spain



• Micro-K
  Paladin, Canada; Ther-Rx, United States



• Micro-Kalium retard
  Lannacher, Austria



• Micro-Kalium
  Lannacher, Austria



• Miral
  Leiras, Finland



• Neo-Naclex-K (Potassium Chloride and Bendroflumethiazide)
  Goldshield, United Kingdom



• Odan K-20
  Odan, Canada



• Orakit
  Fada, Argentina



• Plenish-K
  Aspen Pharmacare, South Africa



• Plus Kalium retard
  Amino, Switzerland



• Potasio Cloruro
  Sanderson, Chile



• Potasio
  Natural Life, Argentina



• Potasion
  Sanofi-Aventis S.A., Spain



• Potassio cloruro B Braun
  Braun, Italy



• Potassio cloruro Bioindustria Lim
  Bioindustria Lim, Italy



• Potassio cloruro Fresenius
  Fresenius, Italy



• Potassio cloruro Galenica
  Galenica, Italy



• Potassio cloruro Monico
  Monico, Italy



• Potassio cloruro Salf
  Salf, Italy



• Potassium Aguettant
  Aguettant, France



• Potassium Chloride
  Abbott, United States; Andrx, United States; APP, United States; AstraZeneca, New Zealand; Auden McKenzie, Georgia; Baxter, United States; Biomed, New Zealand; Braun, Estonia; Braun, Lithuania; Braun, United States; Bristol-Myers Squibb, United States; Ethex, United States; Hospira, Canada; Hospira, United States; Major, United States; Pharmaceutical Associates, United States; Pharmatech, Georgia; Phebra, Australia; Schering, United States; United Research, United States; Western Research, United States



• Potassium Chloride-Fresenius
  Bodene, South Africa



• Potassium chlorure B.Braun
  Braun, France



• Potassium chlorure Lavoisier
  Chaix et du Marais, France



• Potassium Cooper
  Cooper, France



• Potassium Klorür
  Biofarma, Turkey



• Potassium Richard
  Richard, France



• Potasyum Klorür
  Drogsan, Turkey; Galen, Turkey; Koçak, Turkey; Osel, Turkey



• Rekafarm
  Farmakos, Serbia



• Rekawan
  Riemser, Germany



• Rum-K
  Fleming, United States



• Sabax Potassium Chloride
  Adcock Ingram Critical Care, South Africa



• Sal Dietetica
  Reccius, Chile



• Sandoz K-600
  Sandoz, South Africa



• Slow K
  Novartis, Japan



• Slow-K
  Alliance, United Kingdom; Novartis, Australia; Novartis, Bermuda; Novartis, Brazil; Novartis, Canada; Novartis, Chile; Novartis, Ghana; Novartis, Guyana; Novartis, Hong Kong; Novartis, Ireland; Novartis, Israel; Novartis, Kenya; Novartis, Libya; Novartis, Malta; Novartis, Malaysia; Novartis, Nigeria; Novartis, Netherlands; Novartis, Sudan; Novartis, Taiwan; Novartis, Tanzania; Novartis, United States; Novartis, South Africa; Novartis, Zimbabwe



• Solucion de Cloruro de Potasio Richmond
  Richmond, Argentina



• Soluciones Parenterales
  Fidex, Argentina



• Solurrinol (Potassium Chloride and Sodium Bicarbonate)
  Teofarma, Spain



• Span-K
  Aspen, Australia; Aspen, New Zealand



• Sterile Potassium Chloride Contentrate
  AstraZeneca, Australia; PfizerPerth, Australia



• Steropotassium
  Sterop, Belgium



• Ten-K
  Summit Pharmaceuticals, United States



• Uracyst Test Kit (Potassium Chloride and Chondroitin Polysulfate)
  Stellar, Canada



• Urirex K (Potassium Chloride and Hydrochlorothiazide)
  Aspen Pharmacare, South Africa

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

IS	Inofficial Synonym
JAN	Japanese Accepted Name
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Ph. Int.	Pharmacopoea Internationalis
USAN	United States Adopted Name

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