Patent ID: 7056534
Filing Date: 2006-06-06
Classification: A61K

Abstract:
1. A method for customizing a patient's supplemental potassium dosage requirement of about 25–80 mEq potassium comprising: i) providing at least two individual pharmaceutical dosage units from the group consisting of a first individual dosage unit containing about 10 mEq potassium, a second individual dosage unit containing about 15 mEq potassium, and a third individual dosage unit containing about 20 mEq potassium; and ii) administering a suitable combination of the 10 mEq, 15 mEq, and/or 20 mEq individual dosage units that in single or multiple administration meets the patient's supplemental potassium requirement, wherein each of the dosage units is an extended-release tablet comprising a plurality of granules consisting of potassium chloride crystals between about 20–60 mesh and having a continuous coating consisting of a single thermoplastic cellulose ether.