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9.2.1.1 Oral potassium - View Category
7.5.3 Cation exchange compound - View Category
Restrictions:
Restricted to specialist initiation in patients with hyperkalaemia (serum potassium >6.0mmol/L) with chronic kidney disease (CKD) stage 3b to 5 and/or heart failure who would otherwise need to down-titrate or discontinue their renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitor (RAASi) therapy to maintain a clinically acceptable serum potassium level.
Prescribing Notes:
Please refer to section 9.2.1.1 for treatment of acute, life-threatening hyperkalaemia.
9.2.1.1 Oral potassium - View Category
Restrictions:
Restricted to specialist initiation in patients with hyperkalaemia (serum potassium >6.0mmol/L) with chronic kidney disease (CKD) stage 3b to 5 and/or heart failure who would otherwise need to down-titrate or discontinue their renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitor (RAASi) therapy to maintain a clinically acceptable serum potassium level.
1.6.2 Stimulant laxatives - View Category
1.6.5 Bowel cleansing preparations - View Category
12.3.1 Drugs for oral ulceration and inflammation - View Category
Restrictions:
Restricted to use only for oral ulceration
Prescribing Notes:
This is an unlicensed use of betamethasone soluble tablets. The tablets should be dissolved in around 20 ml of water to create a mouthwash, then rinsed around the mouth and not to be swallowed. See BNF for further detail.