Dosage form: injection, solution, concentrate
Drug class:Minerals and electrolytes
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Y36-003-037 LD-710-1
Package Insert
EXCEL® CONTAINER
PHARMACY BULK PACKAGE
NOT FOR DIRECT INFUSION
FOR INTRAVENOUS INFUSION ONLY
MUST BE DILUTED PRIOR TO INJECTION
Rx only
Potassium Chloride Injection Concentrate Description
A pharmacy bulk package is a container of a sterile preparation for parenteral use that contains many single doses. The contents are intended for use in a pharmacy admixture service and are restricted to the preparation of admixtures for intravenous infusion.
Potassium Chloride for Injection Concentrate USP is a sterile, nonpyrogenic, concentrated solution of Potassium Chloride USP in Water for Injection USP to be administered by intravenous infusion only after dilution in a larger volume of fluid. No bacteriostatic or antimicrobial agent has been added.
Each 100 mL of Potassium Chloride contains:
Potassium Chloride USP 14.9 g; Water for Injection USP qs
pH: 5.4 (4.0–8.0); Calculated Osmolarity: 4000 mOsmol/liter
Concentration of Electrolytes (mEq/mL): Potassium 2; Chloride 2
The formula of the active ingredient is:
