Chemical Formula: C6H8K3O7

Potassium citrate

C6H8K3O7 (308.9181258)

Alkalising and buffering agent. It is used in foods, beverages and oral pharmaceutical formulations. More sol. than Na salts; also used in low-Na foods and as a potassium source in nutritional supplements. Potassium citrate is an effective way to treat/manage gout and arrhythmia, if the patient is hypokalemic. In common with other substances that render the urine alkaline, it may be used to reduce the danger of crystalluria during sulfonamide therapy. Potassium citrate is found in beverages. Alkalising and buffering agent. It is used in foods, beverages and oral pharmaceutical formulations. More sol. than Na salts; also used in low-Na foods and as a potassium source in nutritional supplements