Urocit-K 15 - kidney stones hurt

Kidney stones hurt
Noncompliance can hurt more.

Help take the pain out of medication compliance with new Urocit-K 15 mEq‚Äö?Ñ????ë?¬®a maximum-strength alkalinizing agent for recurrent nephrolithiasis.

-Powerful dosage strength-50% more active ingredient than Urocit-K 10 mEq
-Welcome convenience‚Äö?Ñ????ë?¬®fewer daily tablets and simple BID dosing
-Comfortable formula‚Äö?Ñ????ë?¬®extended release in the GI tract for enhanced tolerability
-Proven efficacy‚Äö?Ñ????ë?¬®potassium citrate is proven to inhibit calcium oxalate and uric acid stone formation, with a clinical success rate of more than 90%

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Brand name: Urocit-K 15
Generic name/category: Potassium citrate
Company: Mission Pharmacal
Country/Market: USA, North America
Indication(s)/Category: kidney stones, recurrent nephrolithiasis
Target: Healthcare Professionals (HCP)
Tagline: The strength to simplify
Medium: Print ad
Size/duration: Single-page
Publication/Aired: Urology Times - March 2010

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From Wikipedia:
Potassium citrate is a potassium salt of citric acid with the molecular formula C6H5K3O7. It is a white, slightly hygroscopic crystalline powder. It is odorless with a saline taste.

As a food additive, potassium citrate is used to regulate acidity. Medicinally, it may be used to control kidney stones derived from either uric acid or cystine.

Potassium citrate is rapidly absorbed when given by mouth and is excreted in the urine as the carbonate. It is, therefore, effective in reducing the pain and frequency of urination when these are caused by highly acidic urine. It is used for this purpose in dogs and cats, but is chiefly employed as a non-irritating diuretic.

Potassium citrate is an effective way to treat/manage gout and arrhythmia, if the patient is hypokalemic. In common with other substances that render the urine alkaline, it may be used to reduce the danger of crystalluria during sulfonamide therapy.

It is widely used to treat urinary calculi (kidney stones), and is often used by patients with cystinuria. A study of 500 patients with recurrent stones found that it reduced the frequency of stones from 2 per year to a half per year. It is also used in many soft drinks as a buffering agent.

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