FDA pharmacologic class
Potassium Salt
2 medicines are in FDA's class of potassium salts: potassium chloride (Klor-Con) and potassium acetate; 30 combination products also contain one. 16 of the 32 are listed from generic labelers (FDA NDC Directory, October 8, 2026). The lowest pharmacy cost is lactated ringers injection at $0.0038 per mL (NADAC).
Which medicines are potassium salt?
| Medicine | Brand names | Generic labelers (all forms) | Pharmacy cost | Boxed warning | Shortage | Recalls since 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potassium chloride | Klor-Con, Pokonza | 71 labelers | $0.0828 per tablet 10 mEq tablet | No | A presentation being discontinued | 24 |
| Dextrose and potassium chloride and sodium chloride | none listed | 1 labeler | n/a | No | No current entry | 0 |
| Potassium acetate | none listed | 2 labelers | n/a | No | No current entry | 1 |
| Calcium chloride, potassium chloride, sodium chloride and sodium lactate | none listed | 2 labelers | $0.0038 per mL Lactated ringers injection | No | No current entry | 5 |
| Magnesium sulfate and potassium sulfate and sodium sulfate | Suprep | 9 labelers | $0.0901 per mL Sod sul-potass sul-mag sul solution | No | No current entry | 0 |
| Dibasic and monobasic | none listed | 4 labelers | n/a | No | No current entry | 0 |
| Potassium phosphate dibasic and potassium phosphate monobasic | none listed | 3 labelers | n/a | No | No current entry | 0 |
| Polyethylene glycol 3350, potassium chloride and 3 other ingredients | Golytely, Gavilyte | 3 labelers | $0.0046 per mL 3350 and electrolytes solution | No | No current entry | 1 |
| Potassium chloride and sodium chloride | none listed | 2 labelers | n/a | No | No current entry | 0 |
| Calcium chloride, dextrose, potassium chloride, sodium chloride and sodium lactate | none listed | 1 labeler | n/a | No | No current entry | 0 |
| Magnesium chloride, potassium chloride and 3 other ingredients | Normosol-R, Physiolyte, Isolyte | 1 labeler | n/a | No | No current entry | 0 |
| Polyethylene glycol 3350, potassium chloride, sodium bicarbonate and sodium chloride | Trilyte, Gavilyte-N | 3 labelers | $0.0046 per mL 3350-electrolyte solution | No | No current entry | 1 |
| Dextrose and potassium chloride | none listed | 1 labeler | n/a | No | No current entry | 0 |
| Calcium chloride and potassium chloride and sodium chloride | Ringers | none listed | n/a | No | No current entry | 0 |
| Calcium chloride, magnesium chloride and 4 other ingredients | Bss, Balanced | 1 labeler | n/a | No | No current entry | 0 |
| Calcium chloride, magnesium chloride, potassium chloride and sodium chloride | Plegisol, Cardioplegic | 2 labelers | n/a | No | A presentation being discontinued | 0 |
| Alanine, arginine and 22 other ingredients | Perikabiven, Kabiven | none listed | n/a | No | No current entry | 1 |
| Magnesium sulfate and potassium chloride and sodium sulfate | Sutab | none listed | $6.74 per tablet 1.479-0.225-0.188 g tablet | No | No current entry | 0 |
| Anhydrous dextrose, calcium chloride and 5 other ingredients | Elliotts | none listed | n/a | No | No current entry | 0 |
| Calcium chloride, magnesium chloride and 3 other ingredients | Tpn | none listed | n/a | No | No current entry | 0 |
| Dextrose, magnesium acetate, potassium acetate and sodium chloride | none listed | none listed | n/a | No | No current entry | 0 |
| Dextrose, magnesium chloride and 4 other ingredients | none listed | none listed | n/a | No | No current entry | 0 |
| Dextrose, magnesium chloride and 3 other ingredients | none listed | none listed | n/a | No | No current entry | 0 |
| Dextrose, magnesium chloride and 4 other ingredients | none listed | none listed | n/a | No | No current entry | 0 |
| Dextrose, magnesium chloride and 4 other ingredients | none listed | none listed | n/a | No | No current entry | 0 |
| Magnesium chloride, potassium chloride and 5 other ingredients | Isolyte | none listed | n/a | No | No current entry | 0 |
| Anhydrous dextrose, lactic acid and 4 other ingredients | Prismasol | none listed | n/a | No | No current entry | 0 |
| Anhydrous dextrose, calcium chloride and 5 other ingredients | Prismasol | none listed | n/a | No | No current entry | 0 |
| Calcium chloride, magnesium chloride and 4 other ingredients | Phoxillum | none listed | n/a | No | No current entry | 0 |
| Magnesium chloride, potassium chloride and 3 other ingredients | Phoxillum | none listed | n/a | No | No current entry | 0 |
| Magnesium sulfate, monobasic and 3 other ingredients | Tis-U-Sol | none listed | n/a | No | No current entry | 0 |
| Polyethylene glycol 3350, potassium chlorate and 3 other ingredients | none listed | 1 labeler | n/a | No | No current entry | 0 |
Source: FDA Established Pharmacologic Class (NDC Directory, openFDA); CMS NADAC of October 7, 2026; FDA shortages and recalls (FDA files October 8, 2026)
What do pharmacies pay?
Each medicine's most widely listed form, per unit, in the NADAC survey: what pharmacies paid, not what a patient pays; strengths differ, so compare like with like.
Source: CMS National Average Drug Acquisition Cost (NADAC) survey, October 7, 2026: what retail pharmacies paid per unit; not a counter price