To take each dose with meals and with a full glass of water or other liquid. To take this medicine following the frequency and amount prescribed by the physician. To check with the physician if there is trouble swallowing the tablets or if the tablets seem to stick in the throat. To check with the physician at once if tarry stools or other evidence of gastrointestinal bleeding is noticed. To be aware that the expended matrix is not absorbed and may be excreted intact in the stool.
Potassium is a normal dietary constituent.
It is unlikely that potassium supplementation that does not lead to hyperkalemia would have an adverse effect on the fetus or would affect reproductive capacity. The normal potassium ion content of human milk is about 13 mEq per liter. Since oral potassium becomes part of the body potassium pool, so long as body potassium is not excessive, the contribution of potassium chloride supplementation should have little or no effect on the level in human milk. Safety and effectiveness in the pediatric population have not been established. These symptoms are due to irritation of the gastrointestinal tract and are best managed by diluting the preparation further, taking the dose with meals or reducing the amount taken at one time.