A12B Potassium supplements
ATC group of level 3 – pharmacological subgroup · in plain English: minerals, e.g. calcium, potassium or magnesium
This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 9 medicines in this group and its subgroups.
- 2 without a prescription (P or GSL)
- 4 prescription only (POM)
- 2 no longer supplied or not available
Place in the ATC classification
- A Alimentary tract and metabolism drugs 1,624 medicines
- A12 Mineral supplements 51 medicines
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A12B Potassium supplements 9 medicines
- A12BA Potassium 9 medicines
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A12B Potassium supplements 9 medicines
- A12 Mineral supplements 51 medicines
Active substances in the group
- Citric acid 1 medicine
- Potassium bicarbonate 4 medicines
- Potassium chloride 3 medicines
- Potassium citrate 6 medicines
Medicines in the group and its subgroups
| Medicine | Legal category |
|---|---|
| Cystopurin SPC (A12BA02 potassium citrate) | General sale (GSL) |
| Kay-cee-L syrup SPC no longer supplied (A12BA01 potassium chloride) | – |
| Potassium Citrate Mixture SPC (A12BA02 potassium citrate) | Pharmacy medicine (P) |
| Renodyra 1080 mg modified-release tablets (A12BA02 potassium citrate) | Prescription only (POM) |
| Sando-K SPC (A12BA30 potassium (different salts in combination)) | – |
| Sibnayal SPC (A12BA30 potassium (different salts in combination)) | Prescription only (POM) |
| Sibnayal 24 meq prolonged-release granules SPC (A12BA30 potassium (different salts in combination)) | Prescription only (POM) |
| Sibnayal 8 meq prolonged-release granules SPC (A12BA30 potassium (different salts in combination)) | Prescription only (POM) |
| Slow-K 600 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC no longer supplied (A12BA01 potassium chloride) | – |
Other groups of the same level
- A12A Calcium supplements 21 medicines
- A12C Other mineral supplements 21 medicines
Other names of the ATC group
- Czech: A12B Draslík
- French: A12B K|potassium
- German: A12B Kalium
- Spanish: A12B POTASIO
- German: A12B KALIUM
- Italian: A12B POTASSIO
- Polish: A12B Potas
- Turkish: A12B POTASYUM TAKVİYELERİ
- Portuguese (Brazil): A12B POTÁSSIO
Sources
- Patient leaflets and SPCs: the MHRA product information (products.mhra.gov.uk) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA)
- Active substances, ATC codes and legal categories: the NHS Dictionary of Medicines and Devices (dm+d), NHS Business Services Authority
- World Health Organization (WHO): ATC/DDD classification, group A12B
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