Potassium Hydrogen Tartrate

Scheme

Ph. Eur.

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

A12BA03

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000868-14-4

Chemical Formula

C4-H5-K-O6

Molecular Weight

188

Therapeutic Categories

Pharmaceutic aid

Laxative, osmotically acting

Treatment of potassium deficiency

Chemical Names

Butanedioic acid 2,3-dihydroxy-, [R-(R*,R*)]-, monopotassium salt (USAN, USP)

Potassium hydrogen (2R,3R)-2,3-dihydroxybutane-1,4-dioate (Ph. Eur., BP)

Foreign Names

• Kalii hydrogenotartras (Latin)
• Kaliumhydrogentartrat (German)
• Potassium, hydrogénotartrate de (French)

Generic Names

• Potassium Bitartrate (OS: USAN)
• Potassium Hydrogen Tartrate (OS: JAN)
• E 336 (IS: E Number)
• Potassium Acid Tartrate (IS)
• Tartarus depuratus (IS)
• Weinstein (IS)
• Kalii hydrogenotartras (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Potassium Bitartrate (PH: USP 32)
• Potassium Hydrogen Tartrate (PH: Ph. Eur. 6, BP 2010)

Brand Names

• Eductyl (Potassium Hydrogen Tartrate and Sodium Bicarbonate)
  Techni-Pharma, Monaco



• Eductyl enfant (Potassium Hydrogen Tartrate and Sodium Bicarbonate (pediatric))
  Techni-Pharma, Monaco



• Lecicarbon (Potassium Hydrogen Tartrate and Sodium Bicarbonate)
  Brady, Austria



• Nati-K
  DB, France

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Glossary

IS	Inofficial Synonym
JAN	Japanese Accepted Name
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Ph. Eur.	European Pharmacopoeia
USAN	United States Adopted Name

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