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  1. Drug

    Potassium gluconate

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    Approved

    Potassium gluconate is a salt of [DB01345] and is classified as a food additive by the FDA [L2654]. It is also used as a potassium supplement [L2657]. Potassium is an essential nutrient. … Potassium gluconate is believed to be more palatable and non-acidifying than potassium chloride (KCl) [L2658].

    Synonyms: Potassium gluconate, potassium D-gluconateMixtures: Iode-potassium, Potassium W Folic Acid Tab
  2. Drug

    Potassium cation

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    Approved

    Potassium is also an essential mineral needed to regulate water balance, blood pressure and levels of acidity. … The balance between potassium and sodium is maintained by ion pumps in the cell membrane.

    Synonyms: Potassium ion, Potassium (ion)Categories: Potassium Salt
  3. Drug

    Potassium bitartrate

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    ApprovedInvestigational

    Potassium bitartrate has a long history of medical use as a laxative administered as a rectal suppository and is an approved third-class OTC drug in Japan. … Approved by the FDA as a direct food substance, potassium bitartrate is used as an additive, stabilizer, pH control agent, antimicrobial agent, processing aid, or thickener in various food products [L2732

    Categories: Potassium SaltSynonyms: Potassium bitartrate, potassium hydrogen tartrate
  4. Drug

    Potassium sulfate

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    Approved

    Mixtures: Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate, Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium SulfateCategories: Potassium Salt
  5. Drug

    Potassium hydroxide

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    Approved

    It is used in various chemical, industrial and manufacturing applications. Potassium hydroxide is also a precursor to other potassium compounds. … Potassium hydroxide is used in food to adjust pH, as a stabilizer, and as a thickening agent.

    Synonyms: Potassium Hydrate, hydroxyde de potassiumCategories: Potassium Salt, Indicators and Reagents
  6. Drug

    Potassium perchlorate

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    ApprovedWithdrawn

    Potassium is most commonly used in flares and automobile airbags [A32609]. … Potassium perchlorate acts as a competitive inhibitor of iodine uptake by the thyroid gland and attenuates the production of the thyroid hormone.

    Synonyms: Potassium perchlorate, Perchloric acid, potassium saltCategories: Sex Hormones and Insulins, Potassium Salt
  7. Drug

    Potassium nitrate

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    ApprovedInvestigational

    Potassium nitrate is an inorganic salt with a chemical formula of KNO3. … Potassium nitrate is a common active ingredient in toothpaste, exerting an anti-sensitivity action.

    Synonyms: Potassium nitrateMixtures: Sodium Fluoride and Potassium Nitrate, Silver Nitrate Potassium Nitrate
  8. Drug

    Potassium carbonate

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    Approved

    Potassium carbonate (K2CO3) is a white salt, soluble in water (insoluble in ethanol) which forms a strongly alkaline solution. … It can be made as the product of potassium hydroxide's absorbent reaction with carbon dioxide. It presents a large capacity to absorb moisture.

    Synonyms: Potassium carbonate, Potassium carbonate, anhydrousMixtures: Vit C W Calc-mag and Potass Powder, Buffered Vitamin C Powder With Ca Mg and K
  9. Drug

    Potassium alum

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    ApprovedWithdrawn

    [L1070] It is an inorganic salt, also called potassium aluminum sulfate with a formula of AlK(SO4)2 that is predominantly produced in the dodecahydrate form (AlK(SO4)2 * 12H2O). … Potassium alum is considered by the FDA as a generally recognized as safe (GRAS) substance.

    Synonyms: Alum, potassium, Burnt potassium alumSalts: Potassium alum dodecahydrate
  10. Drug

    Potassium guaiacolsulfonate

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    ApprovedWithdrawn

    Guaiacolsulfonate is an aromatic sulfonic acid. Potassium guaiacolsulfonate salt is an expectorant that thins the mucus in the lungs and reduces chest congestion.

    Synonyms: Guaiacolsulfonate potassium, Potassium guaiacolsulfonateMixtures: Phenylephrine Carbetapentane Potassium Guaiacolsulfonate