What Does The Sa Mean In Potassium Chloride

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I was looking for information and discounts on Potassium chloride SA 10 meq CR capsules and only found info on Potassium chloride ER. What is the difference? What does the SA mean? ## These are all just abbreviations that designate it as being a time released formulation, the CR stands for controlled release, SA stands for Sustained Action, and ER stands for Extended Release. There are actually many different abbreviations that are used, but they all mean the same thing. Unfortunately, this results in a lot of confusion for many doctors and patients. If you read the NIH research studies, you will see that such large doses of potassium cannot be taken in just one dose due to how harsh they are on the stomach, thus all such prescription tablets are time released. The harshness is also why...

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I have been taken pot chloride10meq ercap WAT (color blue) I just had this presctipttion filled at a different drug store now the labels reads pt chloride10meq ercap PAD (color white). ARE THESE THE SAME THING??????????? ## Yes, they are just manufactured by different companies, the color doesn't mean anything, that's entirely up to the whit and whim of the manufacturer. This is a generic medication and, whichever one any given pharmacy will have in stock, at any given time will vary, depending on what company was offering the cheapest price, when they needed to restock their supply. Is there anything else I can help with?

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pill imprinted andex 720. Only one can't remember what it is for ## I think you could mean the imprint 'Andrx 720' - If so then that is 20 meq Potassium Chloride Extended Release Tablets. Any question about the appearance, see This Picture. ## Thanks Stacey, that's it. We had a prescription and this one got out of the bottle. Most important to keep your meds in the original container until they are all gone. ## Question about potassium. What is the difference between 20 meq dosage and the 99 mg dosage in over the counter potassium ## I don't know the full answer, per say, but by definition 'Equivalents (Eq) and milliequivalents (mEq) measure a substances ability to combine with another substance'. So my guess is that the dosages of OTC versions of potassium a...

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