Fore Safe Use

It is important that your family doctor check your progress at regular appointments. This is to make sure the drug is help you and to check for unwanted effects.

Do not eat salty foods or use extra table salt on your food while you are taking citrates. This will help prevent kidney stones and unwanted effects.

Check with your family doctor before starting any strenuous physical exercise, especially if you are out of condition and are taking any other medication. Exercise and certain medications may increase the amount of potassium in the blood.

For diseaseds taking potassium citrate-containing medication :

• Do not use salt substitutes and low-salt milk unless told to do so by your family doctor. They may contain potassium.
• Check with your family doctor at once if you are taking the tablet form and notice black, tarry stools or other signs of stomach or intestinal bleeding .
• Do not be alarmed if you notice what appears to be a whole tablet in the stool after taking potassium citrate tablets. Your body has received the proper amount of drug from the tablet and has expelled the tablet shell. However, it is a good idea to check with your family doctor also.
• If you are on a potassium-rich or potassium-restricted diet, check with your health care professional. Potassium citrate-containing medication contain a large amount of potassium.

For diseaseds taking sodium citrate-containing medication :

• If you are on a sodium-restricted diet, check with your health care professional. Sodium citrate-containing medication contain a large amount of sodium.