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What is Potassium Chloride ER?

Potassium chloride is an electrolyte supplement used for the treatment or prevention of low potassium levels in the blood stream, known as hypokalemia.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Low potassium (hypokalemia) 8 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
Kidney stones 1 1 Efficacy_moderate
Fatigue 1 0
Support heart health 1 0
Fibromyalgia 1 1 Efficacy_none
Shortness of breath (dyspnea) 1 0

See all 11 patients currently taking Potassium Chloride ER

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 3

Reported Dosages

  2 tab(s) daily 4 other daily 8 mEq daily 10 mEq daily 16 mEq/L daily 20 mEq daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Potassium Chloride ER (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 1   Other: 50%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 50%

See all 2 patients who’ve stopped taking Potassium Chloride ER

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Potassium Chloride ER

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0

Stopped Taking Potassium Chloride ER

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Potassium Chloride ER

Always
 1 33%
Usually
 1 33%
Sometimes
 1 33%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Potassium Chloride ER

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 1 33%
A little
 1 33%
Not at all
 1 33%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Potassium Chloride ER

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 3 100%

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Report created on May 27, 2012.