SPL Set ID: 8000e242-fe20-4d02-8f7d-97298857cf4c
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Potassium chloride extended-release tablets are a solid oral dosage form of potassium chloride containing 750 mg, 1125 mg and 1500 mg of potassium chloride, USP, equivalent to 10 mEq, 15 mEq and 20 mEq of potassium, respectively, in a film-coated 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, 15 mEq and 20 mEq tablets contain colloidal silicon dioxide, magnesium stearate, paraffin, polyethylene glycol, polyvinyl acetate, povidone, sodium lauryl sulphate, polyvinyl alcohol, talc, titanium dioxide, triethyl citrate, D&C yellow # 10 (for 15 mEq) and FD&C yellow # 6 (for 15 mEq). FDA approved dissolution test specifications and assay sample preparation method differs from USP.