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Potassium Citrate Brand Names
Citrolith | Urocit-K
What is Potassium Citrate
Potassium citrate is an alkalinizing agent which is used to treat some nephrolithiasis conditions by raising urinary pH and citrate concentrations.
Oral administration of potassium citrate reduces the potential crystallization of stone-forming salts in the urine (calcium oxalate, calcium phosphate, and uric acid).
Potassium citrate extended-release tablets are specifically indicated for the management of renal tubular acidosis (RTA) with calcium stones, hypocitraturic calcium oxalate nephrolithiasis of any etiology, and uric acid lithiasis with or without calcium stones.
Potassium salts such as potassium citrate may be used as a supplement to maintain potassium homeostasis; however, potassium chloride is usually the salt of choice (see Potassium Salts monograph) for potassium supplementation.
Potassium citrate extended-release tablets (Urocit®-K) were approved by the FDA in 1985.
Indications
- hypokalemia
- nephrolithiasis
- nephrolithiasis prevention
- renal calculus
- renal tubular acidosis (RTA)
Side Effects
- abdominal pain
- AV block
- cardiac arrest
- confusion
- diarrhea
- dysphagia
- esophageal stricture
- esophageal ulceration
- esophagitis
- GI bleeding
- GI obstruction
- GI perforation
- hyperkalemia
- hypotension
- metabolic alkalosis
- nausea
- odynophagia
- paresthesias
- peptic ulcer
- vomiting
- weakness
Monitoring Parameters
- CBC
- serum creatinine/BUN
- serum electrolytes
- urinalysis
Contraindications
- adrenal insufficiency
- atrial fibrillation
- atrial flutter
- breast-feeding
- burns
- cardiac arrhythmias
- children
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- dehydration
- diabetes mellitus
- diarrhea
- digitalis toxicity
- esophageal stricture
- gastroparesis
- geriatric
- GI obstruction
- heart failure
- hepatic disease
- hyperkalemia
- hypertension
- hypocalcemia
- ileus
- metabolic alkalosis
- muscle cramps
- peptic ulcer disease
- pregnancy
- renal disease
- renal failure
- renal impairment
- urinary tract infection (UTI)
- ventricular arrhythmias
- ventricular fibrillation
- ventricular tachycardia
Interactions
- Acetaminophen; Aspirin, ASA; Caffeine
- Acetaminophen; Caffeine; Magnesium Salicylate; Phenyltoloxamine
- Acetaminophen; Caffeine; Phenyltoloxamine; Salicylamide
- Acetaminophen; Chlorpheniramine; Dextromethorphan; Pseudoephedrine
- Acetaminophen; Dextromethorphan; Pseudoephedrine
- Acetaminophen; Pseudoephedrine
- Acrivastine; Pseudoephedrine
- Aliskiren
- Aliskiren; Amlodipine
- Aliskiren; Amlodipine; Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ
- Aliskiren; Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ
- Aliskiren; Valsartan
- Aluminum Hydroxide
- Aluminum Hydroxide; Magnesium Carbonate
- Aluminum Hydroxide; Magnesium Hydroxide
- Aluminum Hydroxide; Magnesium Hydroxide; Simethicone
- Aluminum Hydroxide; Magnesium Trisilicate
- Amiloride
- Amiloride; Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ
- Aminosalicylate sodium, Aminosalicylic acid
- Amlodipine; Benazepril
- Amlodipine; Celecoxib
- Amlodipine; Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ; Olmesartan
- Amlodipine; Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ; Valsartan
- Amlodipine; Olmesartan
- Amlodipine; Telmisartan
- Amlodipine; Valsartan
- Ammonium Chloride
- Amphetamines
- Angiotensin II receptor antagonists
- Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors
- Antacids
- Anticholinergics
- Aspirin, ASA
- Aspirin, ASA; Butalbital; Caffeine
- Aspirin, ASA; Butalbital; Caffeine; Codeine
- Aspirin, ASA; Caffeine; Dihydrocodeine
- Aspirin, ASA; Caffeine; Orphenadrine
- Aspirin, ASA; Carisoprodol
- Aspirin, ASA; Carisoprodol; Codeine
- Aspirin, ASA; Citric Acid; Sodium Bicarbonate
- Aspirin, ASA; Dipyridamole
- Aspirin, ASA; Omeprazole
- Aspirin, ASA; Oxycodone
- Aspirin, ASA; Pravastatin
- Atropine
- Atropine; Benzoic Acid; Hyoscyamine; Methenamine; Methylene Blue; Phenyl Salicylate
- Atropine; Difenoxin
- Atropine; Diphenoxylate
- Atropine; Edrophonium
- Atropine; Hyoscyamine; Phenobarbital; Scopolamine
- Azelastine; Fluticasone
- Azilsartan
- Azilsartan; Chlorthalidone
- Beclomethasone
- Belladonna Alkaloids; Ergotamine; Phenobarbital
- Belladonna; Opium
- Benazepril
- Benazepril; Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ
- Benzoic Acid; Hyoscyamine; Methenamine; Methylene Blue; Phenyl Salicylate
- Benzphetamine
- Benztropine
- Betamethasone
- Bismuth Subsalicylate
- Bismuth Subsalicylate; Metronidazole; Tetracycline
- Brompheniramine; Hydrocodone; Pseudoephedrine
- Brompheniramine; Pseudoephedrine
- Budesonide
- Budesonide; Formoterol
- Calcium Carbonate
- Calcium Carbonate; Magnesium Hydroxide
- Calcium Carbonate; Risedronate
- Calcium Carbonate; Simethicone
- Candesartan
- Candesartan; Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ
- Captopril
- Captopril; Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ
- Carbetapentane; Pseudoephedrine
- Carbinoxamine; Dextromethorphan; Pseudoephedrine
- Carbinoxamine; Hydrocodone; Pseudoephedrine
- Carbinoxamine; Pseudoephedrine
- Celecoxib
- Cetirizine; Pseudoephedrine
- Chlophedianol; Dexchlorpheniramine; Pseudoephedrine
- Chlordiazepoxide; Clidinium
- Chlorpheniramine; Dihydrocodeine; Pseudoephedrine
- Chlorpheniramine; Guaifenesin; Hydrocodone; Pseudoephedrine
- Chlorpheniramine; Hydrocodone; Pseudoephedrine
- Chlorpheniramine; Pseudoephedrine
- Chlorpropamide
- Choline Salicylate; Magnesium Salicylate
- Ciclesonide
- Colchicine
- Colchicine; Probenecid
- Corticosteroids
- Cortisone
- Cyclosporine
- Deflazacort
- Desloratadine; Pseudoephedrine
- Dexamethasone
- Dexchlorpheniramine; Dextromethorphan; Pseudoephedrine
- Dextromethorphan; Guaifenesin; Pseudoephedrine
- Dextromethorphan; Quinidine
- Diclofenac
- Diclofenac; Misoprostol
- Dicyclomine
- Diflunisal
- Digoxin
- Dihydrocodeine; Guaifenesin; Pseudoephedrine
- Diphenhydramine; Ibuprofen
- Diphenhydramine; Naproxen
- Donepezil; Memantine
- Drospirenone
- Drospirenone; Estradiol
- Drospirenone; Ethinyl Estradiol
- Drospirenone; Ethinyl Estradiol; Levomefolate
- Enalapril, Enalaprilat
- Enalapril; Felodipine
- Enalapril; Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ
- Ephedrine
- Eplerenone
- Eprosartan
- Eprosartan; Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ
- Esomeprazole; Naproxen
- Etodolac
- Famotidine; Ibuprofen
- Fenoprofen
- Fexofenadine; Pseudoephedrine
- Flavoxate
- Flecainide
- Fludrocortisone
- Flunisolide
- Flurbiprofen
- Fluticasone
- Fluticasone; Salmeterol
- Fluticasone; Umeclidinium; Vilanterol
- Fluticasone; Vilanterol
- food
- Formoterol; Mometasone
- Fosinopril
- Fosinopril; Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ
- Glycopyrrolate
- Glycopyrrolate; Formoterol
- Guaifenesin; Hydrocodone; Pseudoephedrine
- Guaifenesin; Pseudoephedrine
- Heparin
- Homatropine; Hydrocodone
- Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ; Irbesartan
- Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ; Lisinopril
- Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ; Losartan
- Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ; Moexipril
- Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ; Olmesartan
- Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ; Quinapril
- Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ; Spironolactone
- Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ; Telmisartan
- Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ; Triamterene
- Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ; Valsartan
- Hydrocodone; Ibuprofen
- Hydrocodone; Potassium Guaiacolsulfonate; Pseudoephedrine
- Hydrocodone; Pseudoephedrine
- Hydrocortisone
- Hyoscyamine
- Hyoscyamine; Methenamine; Methylene Blue; Phenyl Salicylate; Sodium Biphosphate
- Ibuprofen
- Ibuprofen; Oxycodone
- Ibuprofen; Pseudoephedrine
- Indacaterol; Glycopyrrolate
- Indomethacin
- Irbesartan
- Ketoprofen
- Ketorolac
- Lansoprazole; Naproxen
- Lisdexamfetamine
- Lisinopril
- Lithium
- Loperamide
- Loperamide; Simethicone
- Loratadine; Pseudoephedrine
- Losartan
- Magnesium Hydroxide
- Magnesium Salicylate
- Meclofenamate Sodium
- Mefenamic Acid
- Meloxicam
- Memantine
- Mepenzolate
- Methamphetamine
- Methenamine
- Methenamine; Sodium Acid Phosphate
- Methenamine; Sodium Acid Phosphate; Methylene Blue; Hyoscyamine
- Methscopolamine
- Methylprednisolone
- Moexipril
- Mometasone
- Nabumetone
- Naproxen
- Naproxen; Pseudoephedrine
- Naproxen; Sumatriptan
- Nebivolol; Valsartan
- Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs
- Olmesartan
- Oxaprozin
- Oxybutynin
- Penicillin G
- Perindopril
- Perindopril; Amlodipine
- Piroxicam
- Prednisolone
- Prednisone
- Propantheline
- Pseudoephedrine
- Quinapril
- Quinidine
- Quinine
- Ramipril
- Rofecoxib
- Sacubitril; Valsartan
- Salicylates
- Salsalate
- Scopolamine
- Sodium Polystyrene Sulfonate
- Spironolactone
- Sulfamethoxazole; Trimethoprim, SMX-TMP, Cotrimoxazole
- Sulindac
- Tacrolimus
- Telmisartan
- Tolmetin
- Trandolapril
- Trandolapril; Verapamil
- Triamcinolone
- Triamterene
- Trihexyphenidyl
- Trimethoprim
- Valdecoxib
- Valsartan
