Potassium Hydrogencarbonate

Scheme

Ph. Eur.

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

A12BA04

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000298-14-6

Chemical Formula

K-H-C-O3

Molecular Weight

100

Therapeutic Categories

Pharmaceutic aid

Treatment of phosphate deficiency

Chemical Names

Carbonic acid, monopotassium salt (USP)

Monopotassium carbonate (USP)

Potassium acid carbonate

Foreign Names

• Kalii hydrogencarbonas (Latin)
• Kaliumhydrogencarbonat (German)
• Potassium, bicarbonate de (French)
• Potasio, bicarbonato de (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Potassium Bicarbonate (OS: USAN)
• CCRIS 3510 (IS)
• E 501 (IS)
• Kalii hydrogencarbonas (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Kaliumhydrogencarbonat (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Potassium (bicarbonate de) (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Potassium Bicarbonate (PH: BP 2010, USP 32)
• Potassium Hydrogen Carbonate (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Boi K (Potassium Hydrogencarbonate and Ascorbic Acid)
  Merck, Spain



• Gaviscon Advance (Potassium Hydrogencarbonate and Alginic Acid)
  Reckitt Benckiser, Belgium



• Gaviscon Advance (Potassium Hydrogencarbonate and Sodium Alginate)
  Reckitt Benckiser, Germany; Reckitt Benckiser, Ireland; Reckitt Benckiser, Singapore; Reckitt Benckiser-UK, Italy



• K+ Care
  Alra, United States



• Kalinor
  Desma, Luxembourg



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



• Kalitrans
  Stada, Germany



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



• Klor-Con
  Upsher-Smith, United States



• Kloref (Potassium Hydrogencarbonate and Betaine)
  Adelco, Greece



• K-Lyte
  Bristol-Myers Squibb, United States



• Potassium Bicarbonate
  Major, United States; Schein, United States; United Research, United States



• Quic-k
  Western Research, United States

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

IS	Inofficial Synonym
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Ph. Eur.	European Pharmacopoeia
USAN	United States Adopted Name
USP	Pharmacopoeia of the United States

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