Read all of this leaflet carefully before you start taking this medicine.
- Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.
- If you have further questions, please ask your doctor or your pharmacist.
- This medicine has been prescribed for you personally and you should not pass it on to others. It may harm them, even if their symptoms are the same as yours.
In this leaflet:
- 1. What your medicine is and what it is used for
- 2. Before you receive it
- 3. How it is administered
- 4. Possible side effects
- 5. Storing your injection
- 6. Use by date
Sterile Potassium Chloride Concentrate 15%
Each ml contains 0.15 g potassium chloride in a sterile solution for injection. The other ingredients are hydrochloric acid and water for injections.
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What potassium chloride is and what it is used for
Potassium chloride occurs naturally in your body.
It is used to replace the loss of potassium from your body, if this cannot be achieved when given by mouth or in the diet.
The injection is supplied in clear glass ampoules containing 10 ml.
10 ampoules are supplied in each carton.
Before the injection is given to you
Please tell your doctor, nurse or pharmacist before being given the injection if you:
- suffer from impaired kidney function
- suffer from Addison's disease (a disease characterised by a reduced secretion of hormones from a gland situated near the kidneys)
- are very dehydrated
- suffer from heat cramps
- suffer from disturbances in the salt content of your blood
- are pregnant or breast-feeding
Please inform your doctor, nurse or pharmacist if you are taking or have recently taken any other medicines, even those not prescribed, especially diuretics (water tablets) as these may interfere with this injection.
How the injection is given to you
Your doctor, nurse or pharmacist will give you the injection.
Sterile Potassium Chloride Concentrate 15% may be given by an intravenous injection (into a vein).
In emergencies, it may be necessary to give the injection without your knowledge.
Your doctor will decide on the correct dosage for you and when or how the injection will be given.
The injection must be diluted at least 50 times before it is given to you.
Possible side effects
Like all medicines, potassium chloride can have side effects.
Potassium chloride may cause the following side effects:
- pain at the site of injection
- inflammation of the vein into which the solution is being injected
- raised blood levels of potassium
If you experience these or any other side effects not mentioned in this leaflet, please inform your doctor, nurse or pharmacist
Storing your injection
Your injection will be stored under 25°C, protected from light and out of the reach and sight of children.
Use by date
The doctor, nurse or pharmacist will check that the injection is not past its expiry date before giving you the injection.
This leaflet was last updated on March 25th 2004.
PL01502/0007R
43856/19/04
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