Potassium Citrate

In the US, Potassium Citrate (potassium citrate systemic) is a member of the drug class urinary pH modifiers and is used to treat Nephrolithiasis and Renal Tubular Acidosis.

US matches:

• Potassium Citrate


• Potassium Citrate/Citric Acid Powder Pack


• Potassium Citrate/Citric Acid Solution


• Potassium Citrate/Sodium Citrate/Citric Acid

Scheme

Ph. Int.

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

A12BA02

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0006100-05-6

Chemical Formula

C6-H5-K3-O7·H2O

Molecular Weight

324

Therapeutic Categories

Alkalinizer

Treatment of dehydration

Treatment of potassium deficiency

Chemical Names

1,2,3-Propanetricarboxylic acid, 2-hydroxy-, tripotassium salt monohydrate (USP)

2-Hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid tripotassium citrate monohydrate

Tripotassium 2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylate monohydrate (Ph. Int.)

Tripotassium 2-hydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylate monohydrate (Ph. Eur.)

Tripotassium citrate monohydrate (Ph. Int.)

Foreign Names

• Kalii citras (Latin)
• Kaliumcitrat-1-Wasser (German)
• Potassium, citrate de (French)

Generic Names

• CCRIS 6543 (IS)
• E 332 (IS)
• Tripotassium Citrate (IS)
• UNII-EE90ONI6FF (IS)
• Kalii citras (PH: Ph. Int. 4, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Kaliumcitrat (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Potassium (citrate de) (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Potassium Citrate (PH: BP 2010, Ph. Int. 4, USP 32, Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Acalka
  Patriot, Philippines; Robert, Spain



• Citro-K
  Licol, Colombia



• Crystacit (Potassium Citrate and Citric Acid)
  Be-Tabs Pharmaceuticals, South Africa



• Cystopurin
  Roche, Ireland



• Destone
  Nang Kuang, Taiwan



• Kajos
  AstraZeneca, Norway; BioPhausia, Sweden



• Kalinor
  Abbott, Turkey



• Kalinor (Potassium Citrate and Potassium Hydrogencarbonate)
  Desma, Germany



• Kalium Hausmann Effervetten (Potassium Citrate and Potassium Hydrogencarbonate)
  Vifor, Switzerland



• Kalium Verla
  Verla, Germany



• Kalium-Optopan
  Optopan, Germany



• K-Lyte/Cl
  Bristol-Myers Squibb, United States



• K-Lyte
  Wellspring, Canada



• Litocit
  Apsen, Brazil



• LTK250
  Sigma, Argentina



• Pinaloc (Potassium Citrate and Sodium Citrate)
  Nagase Iyakuhin, Japan



• Polycitra-K
  Janssen-Ortho Inc., Canada; Ortho-McNeil, United States



• Potassium Citrate
  CorePharma, United States; Pharmaceutical Associates, United States



• Potasyum Fosfat
  Braun, Turkey



• Potorend (Potassium Citrate and Sodium Citrate)
  Towa Yakuhin, Japan



• Propan Mist.Pot.Cit.Simplex
  Adcock Ingram Pharmaceuticals, South Africa



• Toronorm (Potassium Citrate and Sodium Citrate)
  Ohara Yakuhin, Japan



• Tri-K
  Century, United States



• Twin-K
  Reckitt Benckiser, United States



• Uralyt Urato
  Madaus, Spain



• Urocit-K
  Aymed, Turkey; International Medical, Hong Kong; Mission, United States; Orphan, Australia



• Urokit
  Casasco, Argentina

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

IS	Inofficial Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Ph. Eur.	European Pharmacopoeia
Ph. Int.	Pharmacopoea Internationalis
USP	Pharmacopoeia of the United States

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