Klor-Con Side Effects

Serious Adverse Side Effects of Klor-Con

Klor-Con | Potassium Chloride has been known to cause serious adverse side effects such as:

Cardiovascular side effects such as cardiac arrest and abnormal electrocardiogram results
Endocrine metabolic side effects such as hyperkalemia, or abnormally low amounts of potassium in the blood
Gastrointestinal side effects such as abdominal pain and ulcers

Common Adverse Side Effects of Klor-Con

More common and less severe adverse side effects of this drug include:

Gastrointestinal side effects such as diarrhea, flatulence, nausea and vomiting

Warnings & Recalls for Klor-Con

Contraindications

Klor-Con | Potassium Chloride is contraindicated in the following patients:

Patients who take anticholinergic agents
Cardiac patients who display esophageal compression
Concurrent use with pharmacological agents that display anticholinergic effects
Structural or pathological conditions which cause gastrointestinal tract passage restrictions or delay
Patients with overactive hyperkalemia are at risk of cardiac arrest

Who Should Not Take This Drug

Klor-Con | Potassium Chloride should never be taken by patients with these preexisting conditions:

Acidosis or alkalosis patients especially those with renal or cardiac diseases
Systemic acidosis
Adrenal insufficiency
Burn patients
Concurrent use with ACE inhibitors
Concurrent use with potassium-sparing diuretics
Acute dehydration
Gastrointestinal ulcers or stenotic lesions
Metabolic acidosis
Impaired potassium excretion
Renal failure
Extensive tissue breakdown

Klor-Con Treatment and Use

Klor-Con | Potassium Chloride is a drug that’s prescribed to treat hypokalemia, digitalis poisoning and is known to replenish electrolytes. It has other uses in mining, industrial uses and interestingly is diluted with the injection used for capital punishment. The synthesis of this particular drug is manufactured and marketed by the drug company Upsher-Smith Laboratories.

Klor-Con | Potassium Chloride comes as a tablet to take orally but potassium chloride can also be administered intravenously under a different synthesis.

How This Drug Works

Klor-Con replenishes electrolytes, actively participates in many physiological processes of the body including nerve impulse transmissions, and maintains of normal kidney function as well as intracellular toning. It has been shown aiding contractions of cardiac, skeletal and smooth muscle processes in the human body.

Other Names for Klor-Con

Brand Names

Klor-Con

K-Dur

Micro-K

Slow-K

Sando-K

Kaon Cl

Generic Name

Potassium Chloride