SPL Set ID: 3be29fcc-765e-8653-e063-6394a90a59d5
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Potassium chloride extended-release tablets are solid oral dosage form of potassium chloride containing 750 mg and 1500 mg of potassium chloride, USP, equivalent to 10 mEq and 20 mEq of potassium, respectively, in a film-coated (not enteric-coated), wax matrix tablet. The chemical name is potassium chloride, and the structural formula is KCl. Potassium chloride, USP, occurs as a white, granular powder or as colorless crystals. It is odorless and has a saline taste. Its solutions are neutral to litmus. It is freely soluble in water and insoluble in alcohol. The 10 mEq tablets also contain colloidal silicon dioxide, D&C Yellow No. 10 aluminum Lake, ethylcellulose, FD&C Yellow No. 6, magnesium stearate, paraffin wax, polyethylene glycol, polyvinyl alcohol, talc, titanium dioxide and triethyl citrate. The 20 mEq tablets also contain colloidal silicon dioxide, ethylcellulose, magnesium stearate, paraffin wax, polyethylene glycol, polyvinyl alcohol, talc, titanium dioxide and triethyl citrate. USP Dissolution Test pending.