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Generic potassium chloride

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  1. Ask your pharmacy for the cash price of generic potassium chloride.Find pharmacies near you 
  2. Ask one or two other pharmacies too. Cash prices for the same generic can differ a lot from store to store.

A regular generic has the same active ingredient as POKONZA potassium chloride, and the FDA requires it to work the same way.

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Question
Brand namePOKONZA potassium chloride
Authorized genericpotassium chloride
Regular genericpotassium chloride
What you’d pay
Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the highest price
Not soldThere isn’t one
Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the lowest
Same as the brand?
The original
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Same active ingredientFillers and dyes can differ

Brand nameThe maker’s card

Carwin Savings Card (DREXI)

Savings card from Carwin Pharmaceutical Associates

POKONZA potassium chloride’s maker has a savings program. Its page doesn’t list a dollar amount.

Sign up on carwinpharma.com 

Or call 1-844-728-3479.

From the maker’s site, checked November 2, 2026. Check the maker’s page for who can use it.

Authorized genericNot sold

There isn’t one. An authorized generic is POKONZA potassium chloride itself, from the same company, sold without the brand name, and usually for less. A regular generic is sold, with the same active ingredient: ask the pharmacy for its price.

See the regular generic →

Regular genericWho makes it

8 companies sell a generic of POKONZA potassium chloride that the FDA rates a substitute. A pharmacy fills whichever one it stocks. To get a certain maker, ask for it by name; most pharmacies can order it in a day or two.

  • Advagen Pharma20 mEq/15 mL, 40 mEq/15 mL

    Has a dye: FD&C Yellow No. 6 · Made by Rubicon Research

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    20 mEq/15 mL Orange

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 473 mL72888-041-13

    40 mEq/15 mL Orange

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 473 mL72888-042-13

    Inactive ingredients: glycerin, propylene glycol, methylparaben, propylparaben, FD&C Yellow No. 6, sucralose, anhydrous citric acid, trisodium citrate dihydrate, water

    FDA label

  • Amneal Pharmaceuticals1.5 g/15 mL, 3 g/15 mL

    Has a dye: FD&C Yellow No. 6

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    1.5 g/15 mL Clear, orange

    PackageNDC
    Tray of 150 mL69238-1459-4
    Bottle of 473 mL69238-1459-2

    3 g/15 mL Clear, orange

    PackageNDC
    Tray of 150 mL69238-1458-4
    Bottle of 473 mL69238-1458-2

    Inactive ingredients: anhydrous citric acid, FD&C Yellow No. 6, glycerin, methylparaben, propylene glycol, propylparaben, water, sodium citrate, sucralose

    FDA label

  • Aurobindo Pharma20 mEq/15 mL, 40 mEq/15 mL

    Has a dye: FD&C Yellow No. 6

    Product page on aurobindousa.com

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    20 mEq/15 mL Orange

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 473 mL59651-959-47

    40 mEq/15 mL Orange

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 473 mL59651-960-47

    Inactive ingredients: anhydrous citric acid, FD&C Yellow No. 6, glycerin, methylparaben, .alpha.-tocopherol, dl-, propylene glycol, propylparaben, water, trisodium citrate dihydrate, sucralose

    FDA label

  • Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories20 mEq/15 mL, 40 mEq/30 mL

    Has a dye: FD&C Yellow No. 6 · Made by Wes Pharma

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    20 mEq/15 mL Orange

    PackageNDC
    Package of 750 mL43598-891-52
    Package of 1500 mL43598-891-10

    40 mEq/30 mL Orange

    PackageNDC
    Package of 1500 mL43598-160-53
    Package of 3000 mL43598-160-01

    Inactive ingredients: anhydrous citric acid, FD&C Yellow No. 6, glycerin, methylparaben, propylene glycol, propylparaben, water, trisodium citrate dihydrate, sucralose

    FDA label

  • Granules Pharmaceuticals20 mEq/15 mL, 40 mEq/15 mL

    Has a dye: FD&C Yellow No. 6

    Product page on granulespharma.com

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    20 mEq/15 mL Light yellow to yellow

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 473 mL70010-072-44

    40 mEq/15 mL Light yellow to yellow

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 473 mL70010-073-44

    Inactive ingredients: trisodium citrate dihydrate, anhydrous citric acid, FD&C Yellow No. 6, glycerin, water, methylparaben, propylparaben, propylene glycol, sucralose

  • Kesin Pharma1.5 g/15 mL

    Has a dye: FD&C Yellow No. 6 · Made by ScieGen Pharmaceuticals

    Product page on kesinpharma.com

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    1.5 g/15 mL Orange

    PackageNDC
    Case of 750 mL81033-220-52
    Case of 1500 mL81033-220-51

    Inactive ingredients: trisodium citrate dihydrate, sucralose, FD&C Yellow No. 6, anhydrous citric acid, glycerin, methylparaben, orange, propylene glycol, propylparaben, water

    FDA label

  • PAI Pharma20 mEq/15 mL, 20 mEq/30 mL, 40 mEq/15 mL

    Has a dye: FD&C Yellow No. 6 · Made by Pharmaceutical Associates

    Product page on paipharma.com

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    20 mEq/15 mL Clear, orange liquid

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 473 mL0121-0948-16

    20 mEq/15 mL Clear, orange liquid

    PackageNDC
    Case of 450 mL0121-4948-94
    Case of 600 mL0121-4948-40
    Case of 750 mL0121-4948-50
    Case of 1200 mL0121-4948-80
    Case of 1500 mL0121-4948-00

    20 mEq/30 mL Clear, orange liquid

    PackageNDC
    Case of 1200 mL0121-1896-40
    Case of 1500 mL0121-1896-50
    Case of 3000 mL0121-1896-00

    40 mEq/15 mL Clear, orange liquid

    PackageNDC
    Case of 450 mL0121-2847-94
    Bottle of 473 mL0121-2847-16
    Case of 600 mL0121-2847-40
    Case of 750 mL0121-2847-50
    Case of 1200 mL0121-2847-80
    Case of 1500 mL0121-2847-00

    Inactive ingredients: FD&C Yellow No. 6, glycerin, sodium benzoate, trisodium citrate dihydrate, sucralose, water, anhydrous citric acid

    FDA label

  • Saptalis Pharmaceuticals1.5 g/15 mL, 3 g/15 mL

    Made by ScieGen Pharmaceuticals

    Packages and NDCs

    1.5 g/15 mL

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 473 mL71656-021-16
    Case of 750 mL71656-021-50
    Case of 1500 mL71656-021-01
    Case of 1500 mL71656-021-51
    Case of 3000 mL71656-021-02

    3 g/15 mL

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 473 mL71656-022-16
    Case of 750 mL71656-022-50
    Case of 1500 mL71656-022-01

Who sells it: FDA and Medicaid records, updated weekly. Each maker’s page, card and program is from its own site.

What to say at the pharmacy

“Before you fill my POKONZA potassium chloride, can you tell me what I’d pay for the brand and for a generic?”

Paying cash? Ask for each one’s cash price. With insurance, ask what your plan charges for each.

What it’s used for

What the FDA label says

POKONZA® (Potassium Chloride Oral Solution, USP) is indicated for the treatment and prophylaxis of hypokalemia with or without metabolic alkalosis, in patients for whom dietary management with potassium-rich foods or diuretic dose reduction are insufficient.

Source: the FDA label for POKONZA potassium chloride (Carwin Pharmaceutical Associates, LLC), January 22, 2026. Full label on DailyMed 

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