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Active substance

Potassium citrate

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SFDA Saudi Arabia — SFDA human drug list

Trade nameStrengthForm · routePackPublic priceTypeCompanyStatus
K-cit5 mEqProlonged-release tablet · Oral use100 BottleSAR 147.35Generic · PrescriptionSaudi AmaroxValid
K-cit10 mEqProlonged-release tablet · Oral use100 BottleSAR 294.70Generic · PrescriptionSaudi AmaroxValid
Zyutra5 mEqTablet · Oral use100 BottleSAR 51.70Generic · PrescriptionQomel CoValid
Zyutra10 mEqExtended-release tablet · Oral use100 BottleSAR 103.45Generic · PrescriptionQomel CoValid

US FDA United States — FDA approvals (Drugs@FDA)

ProductStrengthForm · routeApplicantStatusFirst approved
UROCIT-K5MEQ; 10MEQ; 15MEQtablet, extended release · oralMISSION PHARMAPrescription30 Aug 1985
POTASSIUM CITRATE5MEQ; 10MEQtablet, extended release · oralRISINGPrescription8 Jun 2006
POTASSIUM CITRATE5MEQ; 10MEQ; 15MEQtablet, extended release · oralZYDUS PHARMSPrescription6 Aug 2014
POTASSIUM CITRATE5MEQ; 10MEQ; 15MEQtablet, extended release · oralSTRIDES PHARMAPrescription11 Sep 2017
POTASSIUM CITRATE5MEQ; 10MEQ; 15MEQtablet, extended release · oralTEVA PHARMS USA INCPrescription5 Mar 2018
POTASSIUM CITRATE10MEQ; 15MEQtablet, extended release · oralANI PHARMSPrescription14 Jan 2020
POTASSIUM CITRATE10MEQ; 15MEQtablet, extended release · oralBIONPHARMAPrescription29 Jun 2020
POTASSIUM CITRATE5MEQ; 10MEQ; 15MEQtablet, extended release · oralASCENT PHARMS INCPrescription5 Feb 2021
POTASSIUM CITRATE5MEQ; 10MEQ; 15MEQtablet, extended release · oralADAPTISPrescription19 Feb 2021
POTASSIUM CITRATE20MEQ/PACKET **Federal Register determination that product was not discontinued or withdrawn for safety or effectiveness reasons**; 10MEQ/PACKET **Federal Register determination that product was not discontinued or withdrawn for safety or effectiveness reasons**for solution · oralUT SW MEDCTRDiscontinued13 Oct 1988
POTASSIUM CITRATE5MEQ; 10MEQ; 15MEQtablet, extended release · oralTORRENTDiscontinued6 Feb 2024

Canada Canada — marketed products (Health Canada)

BrandDINStrengthForm · routeCompany
UROCIT-K023539971080 MGTABLET (EXTENDED-RELEASE) · ORALMISSION PHARMACAL COMPANY

Prices — United States and England

SourceProduct as listedPriceUnit / packDate
US NADACPOTASSIUM CITRATE ER 10 MEQ TB$0.17516per EA23 Sep 2026
US NADACPOTASSIUM CITRATE ER 15 MEQ TB$0.17423per EA23 Sep 2026
US NADACPOTASSIUM CITRATE ER 5 MEQ TAB$0.12346per EA23 Sep 2026
NHS Drug TariffPotassium citrate 3g granules for oral solution sachets sugar free£5.256 sachet1 Oct 2026

NADAC: average price US retail pharmacies pay to buy the medicine. NHS Drug Tariff Part VIIIA: basic price reimbursed to pharmacies in England and Wales.

Safety signals and safety-related labeling changes

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Combinations containing Potassium citrate

Values as published by each source: SFDA human drug list (4-2026, as published by the Council of Health Insurance; indications from the CHI Daman Drug Formulary), Drugs@FDA, EMA medicines data, Health Canada Drug Product Database (Open Government Licence – Canada), CMS NADAC, NHS Drug Tariff Part VIIIA (NHSBSA Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0), WHO Model List of Essential Medicines (CC BY 3.0 IGO; regrouped by active substance, not created by WHO), EMA PRAC, US FDA safety-related labeling changes and MHRA Drug Safety Update (Open Government Licence v3.0). Sources and reuse. Not a substitute for the official registers or the product information.