Potassium Chloride

Used for: Low potassium (hypokalemia)

How do you pay?

How to pay the least

Ask for the cash price

Generic

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  1. Ask your pharmacy for the cash price of generic .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 Potassium Chloride, and the FDA requires it to work the same way.

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Brand namePotassium Chloride
Authorized generic
Regular generic
What you’d pay
Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the highest price
Not soldNo longer sold
Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the lowest
Same as the brand?
The original
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Same active ingredientFillers and dyes can differ

Brand nameNo maker’s card

We didn’t find a savings card or cash price from Potassium Chloride’s maker. Ask the pharmacy for Potassium Chloride’s cash price. With insurance, ask what your plan charges.

Authorized genericNot sold now

An authorized generic of Potassium Chloride was sold before, but it isn’t sold now. Ask your pharmacist whether a generic is available.

Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026

Regular genericAsk the pharmacy

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

What it’s used for

What the FDA label says

Potassium Chloride Extended-release Tablets, 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 potassium-rich foods or diuretic dose reduction is insufficient.

Source: the FDA label for Potassium Chloride (Strides Pharma Science Limited), September 17, 2025. Full label on DailyMed 

Prices change: confirm with the pharmacy before you fill. drugalt.com/drug/potassium-chloride/