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.
Related Numbers
127-08-2
Previous Indexing
Acetic Acids (1981-1996)
Public MeSH Note
97; POTASSIUM ACETATE was indexed under ACETIC ACIDS 1981-96
Online Note
use ACETIC ACID (NM) to search POTASSIUM ACETATE 1981-96
History Note
97; POTASSIUM ACETATE was SY to ACETIC ACID GLACIAL (NM) 1981-96
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.
