Potassium Canrenoate
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Overview
Potassium bicarbonate and citric acid is used to treat and prevent hypokalemia (low potassium in the blood).
This medicine is available only with your doctor's prescription.
Indications
Potassium bicarbonate and citric acid is used to treat and prevent hypokalemia (low potassium in the blood).
This medicine is available only with your doctor's prescription.
Contraindications
Potassium Canrenoate is contraindicated in conditions like Hyperkalemia, Renal diseases.
Side Effects
Along with its needed effects, a medicine may cause some unwanted effects. Although not all of these side effects may occur, if they do occur they may need medical attention.
Check with your doctor immediately if any of the following side effects occur:
More common
Confusion diarrhea irregular heartbeat nausea or vomiting nervousness numbness or tingling in the hands, feet, or lips stomach pain trouble breathing weakness or heaviness of the legs
Incidence not known
Bloody or black, tarry stools constipation vomiting of blood or material that looks like coffee grounds
Some side effects may occur that usually do not need medical attention. These side effects may go away during treatment as your body adjusts to the medicine. Also, your health care professional may be able to tell you about ways to prevent or reduce some of these side effects. Check with your health care professional if any of the following side effects continue or are bothersome or if you have any questions about them:
Most common
Stomach discomfort
Rare
Skin rash
Other side effects not listed may also occur in some patients. If you notice any other effects, check with your healthcare professional.
Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
Warnings
Serum electrolytes and blood urea nitrogen should be measured periodically. It should be used carefully in patient who are at increased risk of developing hyperkalemia, such as elderly, those with diabetes mellitus and those with some degree of renal or hepatic impairment and patients likely to develop acidosis.
High Risk Groups
Drug should not be given to Paediatrics, Pregnant Mothers, and Neonates. If prescribing authority justifies the benefits of the drug against the possible damages he/she should reevaluate them and consult the reference material and previous studies.
Adult Dosage
200 to 800 mg (500 (500)) As recommended. Slow IV — Over 2.5-10 Minutes
Child Dosage
( ) — Not recommended in this age group
Neonatal Dosage
( ) — Not recommended in this age group
Drug Interactions
Although certain medicines should not be used together at all, in other cases two different medicines may be used together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. When you are taking this medicine, it is especially important that your healthcare professional know if you are taking any of the medicines listed below. The following interactions have been selected on the basis of their potential significance and are not necessarily all-inclusive.
Using this medicine with any of the following medicines is not recommended. Your doctor may decide not to treat you with this medication or change some of the other medicines you take.
Aclidinium Amantadine Amiloride Amitriptyline Amoxapine Anisotropine Atropine Belladonna Benztropine Biperiden Bornaprine Brompheniramine Butylscopolamine Canrenoate Canrenone Carbinoxamine Carisoprodol Chlorpheniramine Chlorpromazine Cimetropium Clemastine Clidinium Clomipramine Clozapine Cyclobenzaprine Cyclopentolate Cyproheptadine Darifenacin Desipramine Dicyclomine Dimenhydrinate Diphenhydramine Doxepin Emepronium Eplerenone Fesoterodine Flavoxate Fluphenazine Glycopyrrolate Glycopyrronium Tosylate Homatropine Hydroxyzine Hyoscyamine Imipramine Ipratropium Isopropamide Loxapine Mebeverine Meclizine Mepenzolate Methantheline Methixene Methscopolamine Nortriptyline Olanzapine Orphenadrine Oxitropium Bromide Oxybutynin Paroxetine Perphenazine Pimozide Pinaverium Pipenzolate Bromide Pirenzepine Prochlorperazine Procyclidine Promethazine Propantheline Propiverine Protriptyline Quetiapine Revefenacin Scopolamine Solifenacin Spironolactone Stramonium Terodiline Thioridazine Thiothixene Tiotropium Tizanidine Tolterodine Triamterene Trifluoperazine Trihexyphenidyl Trimethobenzamide Trimipramine Tropicamide Trospium Umeclidinium Valethamate
Using this medicine with any of the following medicines is usually not recommended, but may be required in some cases. If both medicines are prescribed together, your doctor may change the dose or how often you use one or both of the medicines.
Aceclofenac Acemetacin Alacepril Aliskiren Amiloride Amtolmetin Guacil Aspirin Azilsartan Azilsartan Medoxomil Benazepril Bromfenac Bufexamac Candesartan Canrenoate Captopril Celecoxib Choline Salicylate Cilazapril Clonixin Delapril Dexibuprofen Dexketoprofen Diclofenac Diflunisal Dipyrone Droxicam Enalapril Enalaprilat Eprosartan Etodolac Etofenamate Etoricoxib Felbinac Fenoprofen Fepradinol Feprazone Floctafenine Flufenamic Acid Flurbiprofen Fosinopril Ibuprofen Imidapril Indomethacin Irbesartan Ketoprofen Ketorolac Lisinopril Lornoxicam Losartan Loxoprofen Lumiracoxib Meclofenamate Mefenamic Acid Meloxicam Moexipril Morniflumate Nabumetone Naproxen Nepafenac Niflumic Acid Nimesulide Nimesulide Beta Cyclodextrin Olmesartan Oxaprozin Oxyphenbutazone Parecoxib Pentopril Perindopril Phenylbutazone Piketoprofen Piroxicam Pranoprofen Proglumetacin Propyphenazone Proquazone Quinapril Ramipril Rofecoxib Salicylic Acid Salsalate Sodium Salicylate Sparsentan Spirapril Spironolactone Sulindac Telmisartan Temocapril Tenoxicam Tiaprofenic Acid Tolfenamic Acid Tolmetin Trandolapril Triamterene Valdecoxib Valsartan Zofenopril
Using this medicine with any of the following medicines may cause an increased risk of certain side effects, but using both drugs may be the best treatment for you. If both medicines are prescribed together, your doctor may change the dose or how often you use one or both of the medicines.
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Storage
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Available Brands in Pakistan
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