Diclofenac potassium, Ibuprofen potassium.

Question: I need to know that medicine in the form of potassium salt, such as diclofenac potassiun, ibuprofen potassium. If patients with heart disease eat these medicines, how can drugs affect potassium levels and affect the function of the heart?

Answer: Generally, when the potassium chloride solution was injected into the blood vessels 10 meq. The level of potassium in the blood approximately increases 0.1 meq/litre.

For drugs in oral form, there is very little amount of potassium in oral form of potassium salt.

Such as diclofenac potassium 50 mg, there is potassium only 0.15 meq. After eating the medicine, potassium levels in the blood are increased very little.

It does not affect potassium levels in the blood. And it affect very little on the functioning of the heart.

However, patients with heart disease should carefully eat potassium that may be obtained from other sources. It may be harmful from receiving too much potassium.

Reference:

1. Lederer E, Batuman V. Hyperkalemia. Available from: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/240903-overview.

2. Diclofenac (systemic): Drug information. Available from: http://cursoenarm.net/UPTODATE/contents/mobipreview.htm?16/0/16385/abstract-text/2232043/pubmed.