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To learn more about our privacy policy Click herePOTRATE 10MG TABLET contains Potassium citrate which belongs to the group of medicines known as Urinary alkalinizers. It is used in management of renal tubular acidosis (accumulation of acids due to decreased kidney functions) with calcium stones, uric acid lithiasis (uric acid stone formation) with or without calcium stones, hypocitraturic calcium oxalate nephrolithiasis (calcium oxalate stones) of any cause.
POTRATE 10MG TABLET is not recommended for use in patients with chronic kidney disease, heart disease such as heart failure or severe myocardial damage, uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, acute dehydration, adrenal insufficiency, delayed gastric emptying, extensive tissue breakdown, oesophageal compression, intestinal obstruction or narrowing, peptic ulcer disease, active urinary tract infection. Consult your doctor before taking it.
POTRATE 10MG TABLET should be used with caution in patients with heart block. Consult your doctor before taking it.
POTRATE 10MG TABLET is generally not recommended for use in pregnant women unless considered clearly necessary. Consult your doctor before taking it. POTRATE 10MG TABLET should be used in breast feeding women only if clearly necessary. Consult your doctor before taking it.
The safety and effectiveness of POTRATE 10MG TABLET in children have not been established. Consult your doctor before taking. Contact your doctor if the symptoms got worse.
USES OF POTRATE 10MG TABLET
Used to manage:
Renal tubular acidosis (accumulation of acids due to decreased kidney functions) with calcium stones
Hypocitraturic calcium oxalate nephrolithiasis (calcium oxalate stones) of any cause
Uric acid lithiasis (uric acid stone formation) with or without calcium stones
HOW POTRATE 10MG TABLET WORKS
POTRATE 10MG TABLET works by increasing urinary PH (alkaline) and raises urinary citrate by stopping its clearance. It also increases the urinary potassium and also reduces urinary calcium levels in some patients. Thus the changes induced by POTRATE 10MG TABLET produces urine that is less prone to formation of stones (calcium oxalate, calcium phosphate and uric acid). POTRATE 10MG TABLET also decreases calcium ion concentration by forming complex and the rise in urinary pH also increases the ionization of uric acid to the more soluble urate ion.
DIRECTIONS FOR USE
Take POTRATE 10MG TABLET as advised by your doctor. Do not crush or chew the medicine while consuming it with water.
Your doctor will decide the correct dosage and duration for you depending upon your age, body weight and disease condition.
SIDE EFFECTS OF POTRATE 10MG TABLET
RARE
Stop taking POTRATE 10MG TABLET and immediately contact your doctor if experience any of following side effects:
Symptoms of bowel perforation and obstruction are severe vomiting, abdominal pain or gastrointestinal bleeding.