Potassium Hydrogen Tartrate
Scheme
Ph. Eur.
ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)
A12BA03
CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)
0000868-14-4
Chemical Formula
C4-H5-K-O6
Molecular Weight
188
Therapeutic Categories
Laxative, osmotically acting
Pharmaceutic aid
Treatment of potassium deficiency
Chemical Names
Butanedioic acid 2,3-dihydroxy-, [R-(R*,R*)]-, monopotassium salt (USAN, USP)
Potassium hydrogen (2R,3R)-2,3-dihydroxybutane-1,4-dioate (Ph. Eur., BP)
Foreign Names
- Kalii hydrogenotartras (Latin)
- Kaliumhydrogentartrat (German)
- Potassium, hydrogénotartrate de (French)
- Tartrato ácido de potasio (Spanish)
Generic Names
- Potassium Bitartrate (OS: USAN)
- Potassium Hydrogen Tartrate (OS: JAN)
- E 336 (IS)
- Kalium hydrotartaricum (IS)
- Potassium Acid Tartrate (IS)
- Tartarus depuratus (IS)
- Weinstein (IS)
- Kalii hydrogenotartras (PH: Ph. Eur. 7)
- Potassium Bitartrate (PH: USP 34)
- Potassium hydrogen tartrate (PH: Ph. Eur. 7)
- Potassium Hydrogen Tartrate (PH: BP 2011)
Brand Names
- Eductyl (Potassium Hydrogen Tartrate and Sodium Bicarbonate)
Techni-Pharma, Monaco - Lecicarbon (Potassium Hydrogen Tartrate and Sodium Bicarbonate)
Brady, Austria - Lecicarbon Kinder (Potassium Hydrogen Tartrate and Sodium Bicarbonate (pediatric))
Brady, Austria - Nati-K
DB, France - Potassium Actavis (Potassium Hydrogen Tartrate and Potassium Hydrogen Carbonate)
Actavis, United Kingdom
International Drug Name Search
Glossary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| IS | Inofficial Synonym |
| JAN | Japanese Accepted Name |
| OS | Official Synonym |
| PH | Pharmacopoeia Name |
| Ph. Eur. | European Pharmacopoeia |
| USAN | United States Adopted Name |
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