citrate/potassium citrate (Polycitra K)

Indications

• hypokalemia associated with metabolic acidosis
• long-term maintenance of alkaline urine
• prevention of renal calculi
  • calcium stones, calcium oxalate renal calculi
  • cystinuria, cystine renal calculi

Dosage

1-2 packets in water after meals & QHS Crystals: potassium citrate 1100 mg & citric acid 334 mg/5 mL (packets to make 15 mL)

Adverse effects

• not common (1-10%)
  • metabolic alkalosis, tetany, cardiac arrhythmias due to hypocalcemia, hyperkalemia, hypernatremia, diarrhea

More general terms

• pharmacologic combination
• urinary alkalinizer

Components

• citrate (citric acid)
• potassium citrate (Urocit K)

Database

• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=13344