Kaliumklorid Karo Healthcare
Kaliumklorid Karo Healthcare is a medicine that provides potassium, an important substance for your body, and is used to treat or prevent low potassium levels.
How to Use
Dosage
For prevention, take 1-2 tablets (750 mg) 2-3 times a day, or one 1g tablet twice a day. For low potassium, your doctor will adjust the dose, typically 2 tablets (750 mg) 2-3 times a day until levels normalize, then 1-2 tablets twice a day. For 1g tablets, typically 2 tablets twice a day.
Method
Swallow the tablets whole with at least one full glass of water. Do not lie down right after taking them, and do not take them just before going to bed.
Follow your doctor's instructions for the maximum daily dose. For 750 mg tablets, this is typically up to 6 tablets per day (2 tablets, 3 times a day). For 1 g tablets, it is typically up to 4 tablets per day (2 tablets, 2 times a day).
Possible Side Effects
- •Increased blood potassium levels
- •Stomach or bowel problems such as rupture, bleeding, ulcers, narrowing, or blockages
- •Diarrhea
- •Vomiting
- •Stomach pain
- •Nausea
- •Various skin rashes
Important Warnings
- Do not take this medicine if you are allergic to potassium chloride or any other ingredient.
- Do not take this medicine if you have severe electrolyte imbalance, high potassium levels in your blood, or other conditions that can cause high potassium.
- Do not take this medicine if you have severe kidney failure.
- Do not take this medicine if you have ulcers or narrowing in your esophagus or intestines.
- Do not take this medicine if you have untreated Addison's disease.
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- Stop treatment if you experience nausea, vomiting, or stomach problems.
- This medicine is not for children or adolescents under 18 years old.
- Always drink enough water with the tablets to prevent stomach or bowel issues like blockages or damage.