Description
Trade name:
Potassium M
Compound:
Each 5 ml of syrup contains:
Potassium chloride 0.165 g
Auxiliary components:
Sucrose, methylparaben, propylparaben, sodium benzoate, purified water.
Properties:
Potassium preparation, restores water-electrolyte balance. Has a negative chrono- and bathmotropic effect, in high doses – negative ino- and dromotropic, as well as moderate diuretic effect. In small doses, potassium preparation dilates coronary vessels, in large doses – constricts. Participates in the process of conducting nerve impulses.
Indications:
Hypokalemia (including against the background of diabetes mellitus, prolonged diarrhea and/or vomiting, therapy with antihypertensive drugs, some diuretics, glucocorticosteroids), treatment and prevention of glycoside intoxication, paroxysmal tachycardia, prevention and treatment of ectopic arrhythmias in patients with myocardial infarction (in the acute period).
Method of administration and dosage:
Children:
1 teaspoon 3 times a day after meals.
Adults:
1 tablespoon 3 times a day after meals.
Contraindications:
Hyperkalemia, complete atrioventricular block, adrenal insufficiency, chronic renal failure, concomitant therapy with potassium-sparing diuretics, metabolic disorders (acidosis, hypovolemia with hyponatremia).
Precautions:
During the treatment period, it is necessary to monitor the content of potassium ions in the blood serum, electrocardiogram, and when treating hypokalemia, control the acid-base balance.
A diet high in sodium increases the excretion of potassium from the body.
It should be taken into account that hyperkalemia, which can lead to death, can develop quickly and be asymptomatic.
Side effects:
From the nervous system: paresthesia, muscle weakness, confusion.
From the cardiovascular system: decreased blood pressure, arrhythmia, heart block, cardiac arrest.
Others: hyperkalemia, allergic reactions.
Storage method:
Store at a temperature not exceeding 25 degrees. In a place protected from light.
Package:
The cardboard box contains a 120 ml bottle and paper instructions.
