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POTASSIUM CHLORIDE IP / BP

Product Brief: Potassium is vital in the human body, and potassium chloride by mouth is the common means to treat low blood potassium, although it can also be given intravenously. It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines, the safest and most effective medicines needed in a health system .

Product Specification:

Sr.No
 Test  Specification (IP) Specification (BP)
 1. Description ColourIess crystals or a white powder; odourless White or almost whitepowder or colourless crystals
 2. Identification

The resulting solution gives the reaction of potassium and iodide salt
 		 As per BP 
3.  solubility Freely soluble in water,practically insoluble in ethanol and ether Very soluble in water,freely soluble in 
 4.Appearance of solution Solution A is clear and colorless Solution S is clear andcolourless
 5. Alkalinity No colour is produced NMT 0.5 mL of0.01 M HCL isrequired
 6. Arsenic NMT 2 ppm--- 
 7.Barium  No turbidity develops within one minute--- 
 8.Cyanide  No blue colour is produced--- 
 9.Iodate  No blue colour is producedwithin 2 minutes No blue colour develops.
 10. Heavy metals 10 ppm--- 
 11. Sulphates 150 ppmMaximum 150 ppm 
 12. Iron20 ppm Maximum 20 ppm.
 13. Thiosulphate A blue colour is producedBlue colour is produced
 14. Loss on drying NMT 1.0%NMT 1.0%
 15. Assay 99.0 % to 100.5 % ODB 99.0 % to 100.5 % ODB