Potassium Salts
Generic medicine reference
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Overview
Polyethylene glycol (PEG) and electrolytes combination solution is used to cleanse the colon (bowel) before a medical test (eg, colonoscopy).
PEG-electrolyte solution is a laxative. It works by causing you to have diarrhea to clean your colon. Cleaning your colon will help your doctor see the inside of your colon more clearly during colonoscopy.
This medicine is available only with your doctor's prescription.
Indications
Polyethylene glycol (PEG) and electrolytes combination solution is used to cleanse the colon (bowel) before a medical test (eg, colonoscopy).
PEG-electrolyte solution is a laxative. It works by causing you to have diarrhea to clean your colon. Cleaning your colon will help your doctor see the inside of your colon more clearly during colonoscopy.
This medicine is available only with your doctor's prescription.
Contraindications
Potassium Salts is contraindicated in conditions like Adrenal insufficiency, Renal failure, Hyperkalemia, Esophageal dysfunction.
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:
Rare
Chest tightness cough difficulty with swallowing dizziness fast heartbeat puffiness or swelling of the eyelids or around the eyes, face, lips, or tongue red skin skin rash, hives or welts, or itching trouble breathing unusual tiredness or weakness
Incidence not known
Bloody or black, tarry stools blue lips and fingernails chest pain constipation coughing that sometimes produces a pink frothy sputum difficult, fast, or noisy breathing increased sweating pale skin severe stomach pain swelling in the legs and ankles vomiting 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:
More common
Bloating nausea stomach fullness
Less common
Burning or itching around the anus stomach cramps
Rare
Blistering, crusting, irritation, itching, or reddening of the skin cracked, dry, or scaly skin runny nose swelling
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
Administer potassium products with caution to hypokalemic hypertensive patients, because it will lower the blood pressure.
High Risk Groups
Drug should not be given to Pregnant Mothers, and patients suffering from Kidney dysfunction. 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
0.71 mmol/ kg (0.71 (0.71)) 24 hourly IV,IM —
5 % (5 (5)) 24 hourly PO —
Child Dosage
No child dosage information is recorded for this medicine yet.
Neonatal Dosage
No neonatal dosage information is recorded for this medicine yet.
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.
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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.
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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
IV Inj Store in a well closed container, at room temperature. Do not Freeze. Tab Store at room temperature. Protect from Moisture.
Available Brands in Pakistan
No active brands are currently recorded for this generic.
2 records are present but flagged "Unverified / Legacy" and excluded.
