Potassium Acetate
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A potassium salt used to replenish ELECTROLYTES, for restoration of WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE, as well as a urinary and systemic alkalizer, which can be administered orally or by intravenous infusion. Formerly, it was used in DIURETICS and EXPECTORANTS.
| Descriptor ID |
D019347
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D01.745.312 D02.241.081.018.165.249
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