POTASSIUM CONTAINING INTRAVENOUS INFUSIONS AVAILABLE FROM 
                                                      PHARMACY 
                  The following is a list of licensed intravenous infusions containing potassium 
                  which should be used whenever intravenous potassium has to be administered. 
                  The bags may be kept as stock on wards or ordered specifically for individual 
                  patients from the Pharmacy. 
                  10 millimoles Potassium in 500ml Bags (equivalent to 20mmol in 1 litre) 
                  Glucose 10% + Potassium Chloride 0.15%                                      500ml 
                  20 millimoles Potassium in 1 litre Bags 
                  Sodium Chloride 0.9% + Potassium Chloride 0.15%                             1 litre 
                  Glucose 5% + Potassium Chloride 0.15%                                       1 litre 
                  Glucose 4%, Sodium Chloride 0.18% + Potassium Chloride 0.15%                1 litre 
                  20 millimoles Potassium in 500ml Bags (equivalent to 40mmol in 1 litre) 
                  Sodium Chloride 0.9% + Potassium Chloride 0.3%                              500ml 
                  Glucose 5%, Sodium Chloride 0.45% + Potassium Chloride 0.3%                 500ml 
                  Glucose 5%, Sodium Chloride 0.9% + Potassium Chloride 0.3%                  500ml 
                  Glucose 10% + Potassium Chloride 0.3%                                       500ml 
                  40 millimoles Potassium in 1 litre Bags 
                  Sodium Chloride 0.9% + Potassium Chloride 0.3%                              1 litre 
                  Glucose 5% + Potassium Chloride 0.3%                                        1 litre 
                  Glucose 4%, Sodium Chloride 0.18% + Potassium Chloride 0.3%                 1 litre 
                  40 millimoles Potassium in 500ml bags (equivalent to 80mmol in 1 litre) 
                  Sodium Chloride 0.9 % + Potassium Chloride 0.6%                             500ml 
                  Glucose 5% + Potassium Chloride 0.6%                                        500ml 
                  Unlicensed Infusions containing Potassium 
                  The  following  unlicensed  product  is  also  available,  although  supply  cannot 
                  always be guaranteed. Please note that this is a concentrated solution and 
                  should be reserved for central line use only. 
                   
                  Sodium Chloride 0.9 % + Potassium Chloride 3%                               100ml 
                  (containing 40 mmol potassium in 100ml (400 mmol per litre)) 
                                                              
                                                              
                                                              
                                                              
                                                              
                                                              
                                                              
                                                              
                                                              
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                  Potassium containing intravenous infusions available from Pharmacy 
                  Written by: Chief Pharmacist 
                  Review date: July 2018                                                RWF-OWP-APP679 
                  Document Issue No. 7.0                                                      Page 1 of 1