K-Sol

Before taking potassium chloride, tell your doctor about all of your medical conditions. Especially tell your doctor if you:

• have a history of heart or kidney disease
• have an adrenal disease such as Addison’s disease
• are pregnant or breastfeeding

Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take including prescription and non-prescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.

Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant.

The FDA categorizes medications based on safety for use during pregnancy. Five categories - A, B, C, D, and X, are used to classify the possible risks to an unborn baby when a medication is taken during pregnancy.

Potassium chloride falls into category C. This medication may be given to a pregnant woman if her healthcare provider believes that its benefits to the pregnant woman outweigh any possible risks to her unborn baby.

It is not known if potassium chloride will harm your unborn baby.

Take potassium chloride exactly as prescribed.

• This medication comes in tablet and capsule forms and may be taken multiple times a day with food and water.
• Swallow capsules and tablets whole. Do not chew or crush contents of either the tablet or capsule.
• This medication is also available in an injectable form to be given directly into a vein by a healthcare professional.
• The liquid for injection form is to be used by your hospital physician.
• For patients who have difficulty swallowing tablets whole, the tablet may be broken in half.
• For patients who have difficulty swallowing capsules whole, its contents may be sprinkled into soft food followed by a glass of water or other liquid.
• If one cannot swallow a tablet, a capsule, or half a tablet, try the following alternate methods of administration:
  • Prepare an aqueous (water) suspension as follows:
    1. Place the whole tablet or pour the capsule's contents in approximately one-half glass of water (4 fluid ounces).
    2. Allow approximately 2 minutes for the contents to dissolve.
    3. Stir for about half a minute after the contents have dissolved.
    4. Swirl the suspension and consume the entire suspension immediately by drinking or by the use of a straw.
    5. Add another one fluid ounce of water, swirl, and consume immediately.
    6. Then, add an additional one fluid ounce of water, swirl, and consume immediately.
  •  If not taken immediately, it should be discarded. The use of other liquids besides water for dissolving tablets or capsule contents is not recommended.

If you miss a dose, take the missed dose as soon as you remember. If it is almost time for the next dose, skip the missed dose and take your next dose at the regular time. Do not take two doses of potassium chloride at the same time.

K-Sol™, 10% Sugar Free, Dye Free, Alcohol Free – Each 15 mL (tablespoonful) contains: 20 mEq of potassium chloride (provided by potassium chloride 1.5 g), in a palatable, orange flavored, sugar free, dye free, alcohol free vehicle.

Inactive Ingredients: glycerin, methyl- paraben, orange flavor, propylene glycol, propylparaben, purified water, sodium citrate, sodium saccharin.

K-Sol™, 20% Sugar Free, Red, Alcohol Free – Each 15 mL (tablespoonful) contains: 40 mEq of potassium chloride (provided by potassium chloride 3 g), in a palatable, cherry flavored, sugar free, alcohol free vehicle.

Inactive Ingredients: cherry flavor, citric acid, D&C Red #33, FD&C Red #40, glycerin, purified water, sodium benzoate, sodium saccharin, sorbitol.

K-Sol™ 10% and 20% are electrolyte replenishers. The chemical name is potassium chloride and the structural formula is KCI. Potassium chloride, USP occurs as a white, granular powder or as colorless crystals. It is odorless and has a saline taste. Its solutions are neutral to litmus. It is freely soluble in water and insoluble in alcohol.

In pint bottles.

K-Sol™ (potassium chloride oral solution, USP) 10% (473 mL) – 16477-301-16

K-Sol™ (potassium chloride oral solution, USP) 20% (473 mL) – 16477-302-16

Dispense in a tight, light-resistant container as defined in the USP/NF.

Store at 20° to 25°C (68° to 77°F) [see USP Controlled Room Temperature]. Avoid freezing.

Manufactured for:
Laser Pharmaceuticals, LLC Greenville, SC 29615

LS3012.0        Rev. N114