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Generic potassium chloride

No pharmacy we check posts a price for it.

  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, and the FDA requires it to work the same way.

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Question
Brand namePokonza
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 Pokonza?
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’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 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 brand name →

Regular genericAsk the pharmacy

Generic potassium chloride is sold. Ask the pharmacy for its cash price. With insurance, ask what your plan charges.

What to say at the pharmacy

“Before you fill my Pokonza, 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 for Oral Solution, USP) is a potassium salt indicated for the treatment and prophylaxis of hypokalemia with or without metabolic alkalosis, in patients for whom dietary management with potassiumrich foods or diuretic dose reduction is insufficient.

Source: the FDA label for Pokonza (Carwin Pharmaceutical Associates, LLC), December 18, 2025. Full label on DailyMed 

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