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| Potassium Acetate, Potassium Ascorbate, Potassium Bicarbonate, Potassium Chloride, Potassium Citrate, Potassium Gluconate, Potassium Glycerophosphate, Potassium Orotate, Potassium Phosphate, Potassium Sulfate. |
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| Potassium; K; atomic number 19. |
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Orally, potassium is used for treating and preventing hypokalemia, hypertension, Menière's disease, thallium poisoning, hypercalciuria, insulin resistance, myocardial infarction, stroke prevention, symptoms of menopause, and infant colic. It is also used orally for allergies, headaches, acne, alcoholism, Alzheimer's disease, arthritis, blurred vision, cancer, chronic fatigue syndrome, colitis, confusion, constipation, dermatitis, edema, fever, gout, insomnia, irritability, mononucleosis, muscle weakness, muscular dystrophy, stress, and as an adjunct for treating myasthenia gravis.
Intravenously, potassium is used for treating and preventing hypokalemia, cardiac arrhythmias including atrial tachycardia and ventricular arrhythmias, and myocardial infarction.
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SOME DRUGS CAN AFFECT POTASSIUM LEVELS:
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| Find out if particular foods should be avoided with POTASSIUM, Ginkgo, or if certain foods can negatively affect the product. |
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