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Rx1500 mg+250 mg • Oral Solution
Indications & Uses
Ureca is indicated for:
Pharmacology
Potassium Citrate is absorbed and then metabolized to potassium bicarbonate, which acts as a systemic alkalizer. Before absorption, its effects are much like those of chlorides, and after absorption they are like those of bicarbonates. Oxidation is almost complete, so less than 5% of the potassium citrate is passed out in the urine unchanged.
Dosage Reference
Reference Information Only
Dosages shown are general references from official sources. Always consult your doctor or pharmacist for personalized dosing.
Adults:
Potassium Citrate + Citric Acid oral solution should be taken diluted in water, as directed, and you can follow it with more water if you like. It tastes better if you chill it before taking. Proper dilution may help prevent the gastrointestinal injury linked to swallowing concentrated potassium salt preparations. To relieve discomfort in UTI, adults and children over 6 years take 10 ml 3 times daily, diluted with 1 glass of water. Children aged 1 to 6 years take 5 ml 3 times daily, diluted with ½ glass of water. For preventing kidney stones, for use with a uricosuric agent to prevent gout, and for acidosis caused by kidney diseases, adults take 10 to 15 ml 4 times daily (or as directed by the doctor), diluted with 1 glass of water. Children take 5 to 10 ml 4 times daily (or as directed by the doctor), diluted with ½ glass of water.
Side Effects
This solution is usually well tolerated, and it causes no unpleasant side effects when given in the recommended doses to patients with normal kidney function and normal urine output. But like any alkalinizing agent, it needs caution in some patients whose kidneys don't work normally, so that hyperkalemia or alkalosis doesn't develop. Potassium intoxication causes listlessness, weakness, mental confusion, tingling of the hands and feet, and other symptoms linked with a high concentration of potassium in the serum.
Cautions & Contraindications
Warnings & Precautions
Use the Potassium Citrate + Citric Acid solution with caution if you pass little urine. Dilute each dose well with water, because concentrated potassium salt preparations taken by mouth can injure the stomach and gut. It's better to take each dose after meals. This also helps avoid a saline laxative effect. Large doses may cause hyperkalemia and alkalosis, especially if you have kidney disease. Taking potassium-containing medicine, potassium-sparing diuretics, angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors or cardiac glycosides at the same time may lead to toxicity. Don't go over the recommended dose. Stop the medicine if an adverse reaction occurs. People with low urinary output should use it with caution unless a physician is supervising them. As with all liquids that contain a high concentration of potassium, patients should be told to dilute the dose well with water, to lower the chance of gastrointestinal injury from concentrated potassium salt preparations, and preferably to take each dose after meals.
Contraindications
Potassium Citrate + Citric Acid should not be used in severe kidney impairment with oliguria or azotemia, untreated Addison's disease, acute dehydration, severe myocardial damage, or hyperkalemia from any cause.
Pregnancy & Breastfeeding
We don't have enough data on the use of Potassium Citrate oral solution in pregnant women. Animal studies don't tell us enough about its effects on pregnancy either, so the possible risk to humans is not known. Potassium Citrate oral solution should not be used during pregnancy unless it is clearly necessary and a physician has advised it.
⚠️ Talk to your doctor before taking any medicine during pregnancy or while breastfeeding.
Overdose
Oral potassium salts rarely cause serious hyperkalemia in people whose bodies clear potassium normally. If the excretory mechanisms are impaired, though, hyperkalemia can develop. When it is detected it must be treated immediately, because lethal levels can be reached in a few hours. Treatment measures include the following: (1) Elimination of foods or medications containing potassium. (2) The intravenous administration of 300 to 500 ml/hr of dextrose solution (10 to 25%), containing 10 units of insulin/20 gm dextrose. (3) The use of exchange resins, hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis.
⚠️ In an emergency call 999 or go to the nearest hospital emergency department.
Storage
Store Potassium Citrate + Citric Acid below 30°C, away from light and moisture. Keep it out of the reach of children.
Common questions about Ureca 1500 mg+250 mg
What is Ureca 1500 mg+250 mg Oral Solution?
Ureca 1500 mg+250 mg Oral Solution is a medicine that contains Potassium Citrate + Citric Acid. It is made by General Pharmaceuticals Ltd. It belongs to the Prevention of repeated kidney stone formation group of medicines.
What is Ureca used for?
Ureca is used for: Gout.
What are the side effects of Ureca?
This solution is usually well tolerated, and it causes no unpleasant side effects when given in the recommended doses to patients with normal kidney function and normal urine output. But like any alkalinizing agent, it needs caution in some patients whose kidneys don't work normally, so that hyperkalemia or alkalosis doesn't develop.
Can I take Ureca during pregnancy or while breastfeeding?
We don't have enough data on the use of Potassium Citrate oral solution in pregnant women. Animal studies don't tell us enough about its effects on pregnancy either, so the possible risk to humans is not known. Talk to your doctor before taking any medicine during pregnancy or while breastfeeding.
What happens if I take too much Ureca?
Oral potassium salts rarely cause serious hyperkalemia in people whose bodies clear potassium normally. If the excretory mechanisms are impaired, though, hyperkalemia can develop. In an emergency call 999 or go to the nearest hospital emergency department.
How should I store Ureca?
Store Potassium Citrate + Citric Acid below 30°C, away from light and moisture. Keep it out of the reach of children.
Do I need a prescription for Ureca?
Ureca is a prescription (Rx) medicine. Take it as your doctor advises.