Potassium Supplements
Many brand names and generics
Electrolyte
| C | 1 | Yes | No | No |
| Key |
- Potassium chloride (40 mEq K = 3 g KCl):
- Sustained release caps: 8, 10 mEq
- Sustained release tabs: 8, 10, 15, 20 mEq
- Powder: 20 mEq/packet (30s, 100s)
- Oral solution/liquid: 10% (6.7 mEq/5 mL), 20% (13.3 mEq/5 mL) (473 mL)
- Concentrated injection: 2 mEq/mL (5, 10, 15, 20 mL)
- Potassium gluconate (40 mEq K = 9.4 g K gluconate):
- Tabs: 465 mg (2 mEq), 581 mg (2.5 mEq)
- Caps [OTC as K-99]: 595 mg (2.56 mEq)
- Potassium acetate (40 mEq K = 3.9 g K acetate):
- Concentrated injection: 2 mEq/mL (20, 50 mL)
- Potassium bicarbonate/citric acid (10 mEq K = 1 g K bicarbonate):
- Effervescent tab for oral solution (Effer-K): 10, 20, 25 mEq; each 10 mEq K contains 0.84 g citric acid
- Potassium phosphate:
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Citation
Hughes, Helen K., and Lauren K. Kahl, editors. "Potassium Supplements." Harriet Lane Handbook, 23rd ed., Elsevier, 2024. Harriet Lane, www.unboundmedicine.com/harrietlane/view/Harriet_Lane_Handbook/309201/all/Potassium_Supplements.
Potassium Supplements. In: Hughes HKH, Kahl LKL, eds. Harriet Lane Handbook. Elsevier; 2024. https://www.unboundmedicine.com/harrietlane/view/Harriet_Lane_Handbook/309201/all/Potassium_Supplements. Accessed June 2, 2026.
Potassium Supplements. (2024). In Hughes, H. K., & Kahl, L. K. (Eds.), Harriet Lane Handbook (23rd ed.). Elsevier. https://www.unboundmedicine.com/harrietlane/view/Harriet_Lane_Handbook/309201/all/Potassium_Supplements
Potassium Supplements [Internet]. In: Hughes HKH, Kahl LKL, editors. Harriet Lane Handbook. Elsevier; 2024. [cited 2026 June 02]. Available from: https://www.unboundmedicine.com/harrietlane/view/Harriet_Lane_Handbook/309201/all/Potassium_Supplements.
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