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potassium is needed to maintain good health, a balanced diet usually supplies all the potassium a person needs, potassium supplements, needed by patients who do not have enough potassium in their regular diet, lost too much potassium, illness, treatment with certain medicines, there is no evidence that potassium supplements are useful, high blood pressure (Ency), potassium, muscle weakness, irregular heartbeat (Ency), mood changes, nausea and vomiting (Ency), injectable potassium is administered only by, under the supervision, some forms, oral potassium, available in stores, without a prescription, too much potassium, health problems, should take potassium supplements only if directed by a physician, potassium supplements are available with a physician's prescription, following dosage forms, oral, potassium bicarbonate, tablets for solution, potassium bicarbonate and potassium chloride, powder for solution, tablets for solution, potassium bicarbonate and potassium citrate, tablets for solution, potassium chloride, extended-release capsules, solution, powder for solution, powder for suspension, extended-release tablets, potassium gluconate, elixir, tablets, potassium gluconate and potassium chloride, solution, powder for solution, potassium gluconate and potassium citrate, solution, trikates, solution, parenteral, potassium acetate, injection, potassium chloride, concentrate for injection, importance, diet for good health, eat a balanced and varied diet, follow carefully any diet program my health care professional may recommend, for my specific dietary vitamin and/or mineral needs, ask my health care professional for a list, appropriate foods.the following table includes some potassium-rich foods, food, amount, milligrams, potassium, milliequivalents, potassium, acorn squash, cooked, 1 cup, 896, 23, potato with skin, baked, 1 long, 844, 22, spinach, cooked, 1 cup, 838, 21, lentils, cooked, 1 cup, 731, 19, kidney beans, cooked, 1 cup, 713, 18, split peas, cooked, 1 cup, 710, 18, white navy beans, cooked, 1 cup, 669, 17, butternut squash, cooked, 1 cup, 583, 15, watermelon, 1/16, 560, 14, raisins, ½ cup, 553, 14, yogurt, low-fat, plain, 1 cup, 531, 14, orange juice, frozen, 1 cup, 503, 13, brussel sprouts, cooked, 1 cup, 494, 13, zucchini, cooked, sliced, 1 cup, 456, 12, banana, medium, 451, 12, collards, frozen, cooked, 1 cup, 427, 11, cantaloupe, ¼, 412, 11, milk, low-fat 1%, 1 cup, 348, 9, broccoli, frozen, cooked, 1 cup, 332, 9, the daily amount, potassium needed is defined in several different ways, for united states, recommended dietary allowances, rdas, vitamins and minerals needed to provide for adequate nutrition in most healthy persons, rdas for a given nutrient may vary depending on a person's age, sex, physical condition, daily values, dvs, used on food and dietary supplement labels to indicate the percent, the recommended daily amount, each nutrient that a serving provides, dv replaces the previous designation, united states recommended daily allowances, usrdas, for canada, recommended nutrient intakes, rnis, determine the amounts, vitamins, minerals, protein needed to provide adequate nutrition and lessen the risk, chronic disease, potassium is rare, there is no rda, rni, mineral, thought that 1600 to 2000 mg, 40 to 50 milliequivalents, meq, per day for adults is adequate, remember, the total amount, potassium, get every day includes what you get from food, you may take as a supplement, read the labels, processed foods, many foods now have added potassium, total intake, potassium should not be greater than the recommended amounts, ordered by a physician, too much potassium, muscle weakness, confusion, irregular heartbeat (Ency), difficult breathing, for potassium supplements, allergic reaction to potassium preparations, allergic to any other substances, foods, preservatives, dyes, potassium supplements, haven't been shown to cause problems in humans, when breast-feeding (Ency), potassium supplements pass into breast milk, has not been reported to cause problems in nursing babies, children although, potassium supplements in children with use in other age groups, not expected to cause different side effects, problems in children than they do in adults, haven't been studied specifically in older people, potassium supplements, elderly with use in other age groups, not expected to cause different side effects, problems in older people than they do in younger adults, at a greater risk, developing high blood levels, potassium, hyperkalemia, an interaction might occur, change the dose, when you are taking potassium supplements, amantadine, symmetrel, anticholinergics, medicine for abdominal, stomach spasms, cramps, antidepressants, medicine for depression, antidyskinetics, medicine for parkinson's disease (Ency), other conditions affecting control, muscles, antihistamines, antipsychotic medicine, medicine for mental illness, buclizine, bucladin, carbamazepine, tegretol, cyclizine, marezine, cyclobenzaprine, flexeril, disopyramide, norpace, flavoxate, urispas, ipratropium, atrovent, meclizine, antivert, methylphenidate, ritalin, orphenadrine, norflex, oxybutynin, ditropan, procainamide, pronestyl, promethazine, phenergan, quinidine, quinidex, trimeprazine, temaril, use with potassium supplements, worsen certain stomach, intestine problems, angiotensin-converting enzyme, ace, inhibitors, benazepril, lotensin, captopril, capoten, enalapril, vasotec, fosinopril, monotril, lisinopril, prinivil, zestril, quinapril, accupril, ramipril, altace, amiloride, midamor, beta-adrenergic blocking agents, acebutolol, sectral, atenolol, tenormin, betaxolol, kerlone, carteolol, cartrol, labetalol, normodyne, metoprolol, lopressor, nadolol, corgard, oxprenolol, trasicor, penbutolol, levatol, pindolol, visken, propranolol, inderal, sotalol, sotacor, timolol, blocadren, heparin, panheprin, inflammation, pain medicine, except narcotics, potassium-containing medicines, other, salt substitutes, low-salt foods, milk, spironolactone, aldactone, triamterene, dyrenium, use with potassium supplements may further increase potassium blood levels, which, worsen heart problems, digitalis glycosides, heart medicine, use with potassium supplements may make heart problems worse, thiazide diuretics, water pills, been taking a potassium supplement and a thiazide diuretic together, stopping the thiazide diuretic, hyperkalemia, high blood levels, potassium, other medical problems, potassium supplements, any other medical problems, addison's disease, underactive adrenal glands, dehydration, excessive loss, body water, continuing, severe, diabetes mellitus, sugar diabetes, kidney disease (Ency), potassium supplements may increase the risk, hyperkalemia, high blood levels, potassium, which may worsen, cause heart problems in patients with these conditions, diarrhea, continuing, severe, the loss, fluid in combination with potassium supplements, kidney problems, which may increase the risk, hyperkalemia, high blood levels, potassium, heart disease (Ency), potassium supplements may make this condition worse, intestinal, esophageal blockage, potassium supplements may damage the intestines, stomach ulcer, potassium supplements may make this condition worse, for patients taking the liquid form, diluted, in at least one-half glass, cold water, juice to reduce its possible stomach-irritating, laxative effect, are on a salt, sodium, -restricted diet, check with a physician before using tomato juice to dilute my medicine, tomato juice has a high salt content, for patients taking the soluble granule, soluble powder, soluble tablet form, completely dissolved in at least one-half glass, cold water, juice to reduce its possible stomach-irritating, laxative effect, allow any "fizzing" to stop before taking the dissolved medicine, are on a salt, sodium, -restricted diet, check with a physician before using tomato juice to dilute my medicine, tomato juice has a high salt content, for patients taking the extended-release tablet form, swallow the tablets whole with a full, 8-ounce, glass, water, do not chew, suck on the tablet, some tablets, broken, crushed and sprinkled on applesauce, other soft food, this should not be done for most tablets, trouble swallowing tablets, they seem to stick, in my throat, when this medicine is not properly released, it can cause irritation that may lead to ulcers, for patients taking the extended-release capsule form, do not crush, chew the capsule, swallow the capsule whole with a full, 8-ounce, glass, water, some capsules, opened, contents sprinkled on applesauce, other soft food, this should not be done for most capsules, medicine immediately after meals, with food, lessen possible stomach upset, laxative action, do not take it more often, do not take it for a longer time, this is especially important, also taking both diuretics, water pills, digitalis medicines for my heart, single, combination medicines will be different for different patients, follow a physician's orders, the directions on the label, the average dose, dose is different, the number, ounces, solution, drink, the number, tablets, capsules you take, depends on the strength, the number, doses you take each day, the time allowed between doses, time you take the medicine depend on the medical problem for which you are taking the single, combination medicine, for potassium bicarbonate, for oral, dosage form, tablets for solution, to prevent potassium loss, replace potassium lost by the body, adults and teenagers, 25 to 50 milliequivalents, meq, dissolved in one-half to one glass, cold water, taken one, two times a day, a physician may change the dose, most people will not take more than 100 meq a day, dose, for potassium bicarbonate and potassium chloride, for oral, dosage form, granules for solution, to prevent potassium loss, replace potassium lost by the body, adults and teenagers, 20 milliequivalents, meq, dissolved in one-half to one glass, cold water, taken one, two times a day, a physician may change the dose, most people will not take more than 100 meq a day, dose, for oral, dosage form, tablets for solution, to prevent potassium loss, replace potassium lost by the body, adults and teenagers, 20, 25, 50 meq dissolved in one-half to one glass, cold water, taken one, two times a day, a physician may change the dose, most people will not take more than 100 meq a day, dose, for potassium bicarbonate and potassium citrate, for oral, dosage form, tablets for solution, to prevent potassium loss, replace potassium lost by the body, adults and teenagers, 25, 50 milliequivalents, meq, dissolved in one-half to one glass, cold water, taken one, two times a day, a physician may change the dose, most people will not take more than 100 meq a day, dose, for potassium chloride, for oral, dosage form, extended-release capsules, to replace potassium lost by the body, adults and teenagers, 40 to 100 milliequivalents, meq, divided into two, three smaller doses during the day, a physician may change the dose, most people will not take more than 100 meq a day, to prevent potassium loss, adults and teenagers, 16 to 24 meq a day, divided into two, three smaller doses during the day, a physician may change the dose, most people will not take more than 100 meq a day, dose, for oral, dosage form, liquid for solution, to prevent potassium loss, replace potassium lost by the body, adults and teenagers, 20 meq mixed into one-half glass, cold water, juice, taken one to four times a day, a physician may change the dose, most people will not take more than 100 meq a day, dose is based on body weight, the usual dose is 1 to 3 meq, potassium per kilogram, 0.45 to 1.36 meq per pound, body weight taken in smaller doses during the day, the solution should be well mixed in water, juice, for oral, dosage form, powder for solution, to prevent potassium loss, replace potassium lost by the body, adults and teenagers, 15 to 25 meq dissolved in four to six ounces, cold water, taken two, four times a day, a physician may change the dose, most people will not take more than 100 meq a day, dose is based on body weight, the usual dose is 1 to 3 meq per kg, 0.45 to 1.36 meq per pound, body weight taken in smaller doses during the day, the solution should be mixed into water, juice, for oral, dosage form, powder for suspension, to prevent potassium loss, replace potassium lost by the body, adults and teenagers, 20 meq dissolved in two to six ounces, cold water, taken one to five times a day, a physician may change the dose, most people will not take more than 100 meq a day, dose, for oral, dosage form, extended-release tablets, to prevent potassium loss, replace potassium lost by the body, adults and teenagers, 6.7 to 20 meq taken three times a day, most people will not take more than 100 meq a day, dose, for potassium gluconate, for oral, dosage form, liquid for solution, to prevent potassium loss, replace potassium lost by the body, adults and teenagers, 20 milliequivalents, meq, mixed into one-half glass, cold water, juice, taken two to four times a day, a physician may change the dose, most people will not take more than 100 meq a day, dose is based on body weight, the usual dose is 2 to 3 meq per kilogram, 0.9 to 1.36 meq per pound, body weight a day, taken in smaller doses during the day, the solution should be completely mixed into water, juice, for oral, dosage form, tablets, to prevent potassium loss, replace potassium lost by the body, adults and teenagers, 5 to 10 meq taken two to four times a day, most people will not take more than 100 meq a day, dose, for potassium gluconate and potassium chloride, for oral, dosage form, liquid for solution, to prevent potassium loss, replace potassium lost by the body, adults and teenagers, 20 milliequivalents, meq, diluted in 2 tablespoonfuls, more, cold water, juice, taken two to four times a day, a physician may change the dose, most people will not take more than 100 meq a day, dose is based on body weight, the usual dose is 2 to 3 meq per kilogram, 0.9 to 1.36 meq per pound, body weight taken in smaller doses during the day, the solution should be well mixed into water, juice, for oral, dosage form, powder for solution, to prevent potassium loss, replace potassium lost by the body, adults and teenagers, 20 meq mixed in 2 tablespoonfuls, more, cold water, juice taken two to four times a day, a physician may change the dose, most people will not take more than 100 meq a day, dose is base on body weight, the usual dose is 2 to 3 meq per kg, 0.9 to 1.36 meq per pound, body weight taken in smaller doses during the day, the solution should be well mixed into water, juice, for potassium gluconate and potassium citrate, for oral, dosage form, liquid for solution, to prevent potassium loss, replace potassium lost by the body, adults and teenagers, 20 milliequivalents, meq, mixed into one-half glass, cold water, juice, taken two to four times a day, a physician may change the dose, most people will not take more than 100 meq a day, dose is based on body weight, the usual dose is 2 to 3 meq per kg, 0.9 to 1.36 meq per pound, body weight taken in smaller doses during the day, the solution should be well mixed into water, juice, for trikates, for oral, dosage form, liquid for solution, to prevent potassium loss, replace potassium lost by the body, adults and teenagers, 15 milliequivalents, meq, mixed into one-half glass, cold water, juice, taken three, four times a day, a physician may change the dose, most people will not take more than 100 meq a day, dose is based on body weight, the usual dose is 2 to 3 meq per kilogram, 0.9 to 1.36 meq per pound, body weight taken in smaller doses during the day, the solution should be well mixed into water, juice, if i miss a dose, and remember within 2 hours, take the missed dose right away with food, liquids, then go back to my regular dosing schedule, skip the missed dose, back to my regular dosing schedule, do not double doses, keep out of a child's reach, store away from heat and direct light, in other damp places, heat, moisture, the medicine to break down, keep the liquid form, from freezing, do not keep outdated medicine, medicine no longer needed, discarded medicine is out of a child's reach, precautions, know the side effects, a physician should check my progress at regular visits to make sure the medicine is working properly and that possible side effects are avoided, laboratory tests, salt substitutes, eat low-sodium foods, especially some breads and canned foods, drink low-sodium milk unless you are told to do so by a physician, products may contain potassium, important to read the labels carefully on all low-sodium food products, check with a physician before starting any physical exercise program, especially, out, condition, taking any other medicine, exercise and certain medicines may increase the amount, potassium, blood, check with a physician at once if you notice blackish stools, other signs, stomach, intestinal bleeding, such a condition to become worse, especially when taken in tablet form, side effects, along with its needed effects, some unwanted effects, side effects may occur, may need medical attention, consult doctor before you stop taking this medicine and check with a physician immediately if, side effects occur, confusion, irregular, slow heartbeat, numbness (Ency), tingling in hands, feet, lips, shortness of breath, difficult breathing, unexplained anxiety, unusual tiredness (Ency), weakness, weakness, heaviness, legs, side effects occur, abdominal, stomach pain, cramping, soreness, continuing, chest, throat pain, especially when swallowing, stools with signs, blood, red, black color, side effects may go away during treatment, body adjusts to the medicine, side effects continue, bothersome, diarrhea, nausea, stomach pain, discomfort, gas, mild, vomiting, sometimes you may see what appears, a whole tablet, stool after taking certain extended-release potassium chloride tablets, this is, expected, body has absorbed the potassium from the tablet, shell is then expelled, other side effects, brand names some commonly used brand names are, cena-k, effer-k, gen-k, glu-k, k-8, k+ 10, kaochlor 10%, kaochlor s-f 10%, kaon, kaon-cl, kaon-cl-10, kaon-cl 20% liquid, kato, kay ciel, kaylixir, k+ care, k+ care et, k-dur, k-electrolyte, k-g elixir, k-ide, k-lease, k-lor, klor-con 8, klor-con 10, klor-con/ef, klor-con powder, klor-con/25 powder, klorvess, klorvess effervescent granules, klorvess 10% liquid, klotrix, k-lyte, k-lyte/cl, k-lyte/cl 50, k-lyte/cl powder, k-lyte ds, k-norm, kolyum, k-sol, k-tab, k-vescent, micro-k, micro-k 10, micro-k ls, potasalan, rum-k, slow-k, ten-k, tri-k, twin-k, k-10, kalium durules, kaochlor-10, kaochlor-20, kaon, kcl 5%, k-dur, k-long, k-lor, k-lyte, k-lyte/cl, k-med 900, micro-k, micro-k 10, neo-k, potassium-rougier, potassium-sandoz, roychlor-10%, slow-k,