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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

21 year experience in ENT and Head and Neck Surgery

Drug Class

Kidney stone agent

Brands

Polycitra K • Urocit K

Side Effects

Common

Vomiting
Abdominal pain
Diarrhea
Nausea

Serious

Rectal bleeding

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A 45-year old asked:

Is rash linked to 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 40-year old asked:

If i buy potassium citrate how long it take for the odor to go away?

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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 48-year old asked:

With uti why was i was given the potassium citrate?

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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 46-year old asked:

What is the difference between potassium gluconate and potassium citrate?

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A 35-year old male asked:

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

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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 39-year old male asked:

bladder infection seemed to clear up with potassium citrate after a few days it returned and I retreated the symptoms improved however not at night?

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A 36-year old asked:

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

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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 39-year old asked:

Do you prescribe Urocit k (potassium citrate) for the prevention of kidney stones?

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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 male asked:

What's more appropriate for hypokalemia or hypokalemic periodic paralysis? Potassium Chloride or Potassium Citrate? Thanks.

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A 30-year old asked:

What is the difference in potassium gluconate, chloride, citrate?

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A 40-year old male asked:

I have kindy stone . i want to use potassuim citrate as capsules 280 mg .do you advice me to take it ? or u advice me to take other thing..thank u

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A 26-year old asked:

How should I replace potassium loss?

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A 41-year old asked:

What help me to lower my potassium levels?

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A 35-year old asked:

What to do to increase my potassium levels?

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A 67-year old female asked:

Can this be used to lower potassium levels?

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A 25-year old asked:

How can I keep my potassium levels from getting too high?

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A 44-year old asked:

Please help! What happens to an individual if their potassium is too high?

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A 17-year old male asked:

Does lemomade contain potassium?

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A 31-year old asked:

What to do to lower high potassium?

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A 45-year old asked:

Is vitimin e good to lower potassium?

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A 45-year old asked:

Potassium in BMP was 4.0. Is this normal?

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A 45-year old female asked:

How does your potassium affect your kidneys?

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