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Potassium citrate

Potassium citrate

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Potassium citrate is a mineral which is a kind of nutritional agent (nutritional or metabolic agent).

Dr. Jeffrey Pollard reviewed this

23 year experience in ENT and Head and Neck Surgery

Drug Class

Kidney stone agent

Brands

Urocit K • Polycitra K

Side Effects

Common

Vomiting
Abdominal pain
Diarrhea
Nausea

Serious

Rectal bleeding

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A 48-year old asked:

How much potassium citrate ?

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A 34-year old asked:

Where can I buy potassium citrate online?

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A 47-year old asked:

What dose of urocit k (potassium citrate)?

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A 39-year old asked:

What does urocit k (potassium citrate) do?

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A 33-year old asked:

Can you tell me about potassium citrate used for?

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A 40-year old asked:

Where can I buy potassium citrate online, that will ship?

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A 34-year old asked:

Hi docs, is it true that potassium citrate pills are digestible?

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A 35-year old asked:

Can you explain the difference between potassium citrate and potassium carbonate?

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A 45-year old asked:

Is rash linked to potassium citrate?

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A 34-year old asked:

What are potassium citrate and magnesium citrate solution for?

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A 46-year old asked:

What is the difference between potassium gluconate and potassium citrate?

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A 41-year old male asked:

Can Potassium Citrate be used to manage hypokalemia? Please explain. Thank you.

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A 40-year old male asked:

What is the function of potassium citrate and magnesium citrate.Please elaborate?

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A 28-year old female asked:

I have cystinuria! 15ml potassium citrate 3 times a day. Is it dangerous to raise it by 5ml a little before dinner time to keep my pH at 8?

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A 28-year old female asked:

I have cystinuria and have been taking potassium citrate as a liquid. I would like to know whether a slow release pill would be more beneficial?

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A 48-year old asked:

With UTI why was I was given the potassium citrate?

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A 36-year old asked:

Do I need to go to the hospital if too much potassium citrate?

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A 19-year old male asked:

Magnesium citrate potassium citrate and vitaminb2 oral solution potrate mb6 syrup is used?

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A 20-year old male asked:

Why ston1b6 (potassium citrate, magnesium citrate and vitaminb6 oral solution)syrup is used?

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A female asked:

Are potassium chloride and potassium citrate interchangeable? Been taking potassium chloride for 4 yrs. Dr. wrote Rx for potassium citrate? Mistake?

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A 46-year old male asked:

Can long term intake of potassium citrate damaga the kidneys? Thank you?

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A 30-year old asked:

Potassium citrate and potassium chloride. Which is better for summer heat?

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A 47-year old asked:

Hi docs, do you think it's bad to take potassium chloride with potassium citrate?

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A 66-year old female asked:

Taking potassium citrate 10meq couple years. Started lisinopril 20mg1/13. Just did a drug interaction check & rated severe. How concerned should I be?

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A 22-year old male asked:

I have a hypokalemia, why does my doctor recomends potassium citrate?

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A 36-year old male asked:

I have a kidney stone and it cannot be removed by potassium citrate and rowatinex. What must i do?

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A 29-year old male asked:

Does consuming oral solution of potassium citrate daily guarantee that my kidney stones would get dissolved?

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A 59-year old male asked:

Would it be ok to stop taking potassium cl ER 20 meq x 3 per week & replace it with a daily supplement of 500 mg potassium citrate & a half of banana.

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A 29-year old female asked:

Potassium citrate syrup for urine discomfort - safe for pregnancy or trying to conceive?Pls give detailed info thanks a lot in advance!

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A 36-year old asked:

Urocit k (potassium citrate) good for the prevention of kidney stones?

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