MCA stability tool

Check whether tablets and capsules are suitable for a multi-compartment compliance aid (MCA), and build a list to print.

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Potassium bicarbonate + Potassium chloride

Potassium chloride 600mg / Potassium bicarbonate 400mg (total potassium 12mmol) effervescent tablets

Incompatible

Stability notes for Potassium chloride 600mg / Potassium bicarbonate 400mg (total potassium 12mmol) effervescent tablets

Unsuitable for MCA.

Provenance

This compatibility recommendation is derived from Sando-K effervescent tablets (Alturix Ltd).

Supplier

Sando-K effervescent tablets (Stirling Anglian Pharmaceuticals Ltd)

Potassium chloride 600mg / Potassium bicarbonate 400mg (total potassium 12mmol) effervescent tablets sugar free

No stability information

Stability notes for Potassium chloride 600mg / Potassium bicarbonate 400mg (total potassium 12mmol) effervescent tablets sugar free

There are no stability notes for this medicine.

Suppliers

AabKCL effervescent tablets (TriOn Pharma Ltd)
Aace K effervescent tablets (Essential-Healthcare Ltd)

What the ratings mean

Compatible
Suitable for use. Keep in MCA for shortest possible time: no more than 5 weeks for non-airtight; 8 weeks for airtight. Use likely to be off-label.
Use with caution
Suitable with mitigations. Keep in MCA for shortest possible time: no more than 5 weeks for non-airtight; 8 weeks for airtight. Use likely to be off-label and supported by limited data.
Incompatible
Medicines under this category are not suitable for use in MCAs.
No stability information
These medicines have not been reviewed by SPS.