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What is Potassium?
Multivitamin-mineral supplements in the U.S. do not contain more than 99 mg of potassium per serving. Higher doses of supplemental potassium are generally prescribed to prevent and treat potassium depletion and hypokalemia.
Reported Purpose & Perceived Effectiveness
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| Purpose | # of patients | # of patients with evaluations | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell |
| General health | 45 | 9 |
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| Cramps in calf muscles | 30 | 9 |
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| Increase effect of another treatment | 19 | 1 |
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| Low potassium (hypokalemia) | 15 | 3 |
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| Muscle cramps | 13 | 3 |
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| Stiffness/Spasticity | 13 | 4 |
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Reported Side Effects
Reported Dosages
Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Potassium. See all 56 dosages ►
Reported Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
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| Other | 13 |  |
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| Did not seem to work | 8 | |
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| Course of treatment ended | 6 | |
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| Personal research | 6 | |
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| Doctor's advice | 4 | |
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| Not indicated | 2 | |
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| Expense | 1 | |
Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼
Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
Adherence
Taking treatment as prescribed
Adherence of Potassium
Always |
17 | 49% |
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Usually |
10 | 29% |
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Sometimes |
7 | 20% |
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Never |
1 | 3% |
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Burden
Difficulty being on treatment
Burden of Potassium
Very |
1 | 3% |
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Somewhat |
1 | 3% |
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A little |
3 | 9% |
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Not at all |
30 | 86% |
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Cost
Paid out of pocket
Cost of Potassium
$200+ |
0 | 0% |
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$100-199 |
0 | 0% |
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$50-99 |
0 | 0% |
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$25-49 |
0 | 0% |
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< $25 |
16 | 100% |
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