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Potassium Citrate is your kidney's best friend—a powerful medicine that helps prevent and dissolve painful kidney stones by making your urine less acidic. Think of it as a shield that stops stones from forming and slowly melts away existing ones.
- ✅ 10 mEq & 15 mEq extended-release tablets available
- ✅ VAT-Exempt (Save 12% automatically under Philippine law!)
- ✅ PNF Listed - Philippine National Formulary approved essential medicine
- ✅ No Prescription? Get a FREE teleconsultation with our licensed doctor during checkout
Understanding Potassium Citrate: Your Kidney Stone Solution
Potassium citrate is a trusted urinary alkalinizer that has been helping Filipinos manage and prevent painful kidney stones for years. As an essential medicine listed in the Philippine National Formulary 8th Edition, you can be confident this is a government-approved, evidence-based treatment for kidney health. It works by increasing the alkalinity (pH) of your urine, which helps prevent new stones from forming and can even dissolve certain types of existing stone.
How Potassium Citrate Works (Simple Explanation)
Imagine your urine is like a swimming pool. When the water is too acidic (low pH), minerals like calcium and uric acid can crystallize and form hard stones—like salt forming at the bottom of the ocean. Potassium citrate acts like a "pH balancer" that makes your urine more alkaline (less acidic). This creates an environment where:
- Stone-forming salts stay dissolved instead of crystallizing
- Existing uric acid stones slowly dissolve (up to 70% success rate!)
- New stones are prevented from forming
- Citrate levels in urine increase, naturally blocking crystal formation
Potassium Citrate Quick Guide: What You Need to Know
| Available Strengths | 1080mg (10 mEq) and 1620mg (15 mEq) extended-release tablets (PNF standard) |
| Best For | Calcium oxalate stones, uric acid stones, hypocitraturia, and renal tubular acidosis |
| How to Take | Usually 2-3 times daily with meals or within 30 minutes after meals. Extended-release tablets should be swallowed whole. |
| Key Benefits | Dissolves existing stones, prevents new ones, PNF-approved, better tolerated than liquid forms |
Why Choose Potassium Citrate from MedsGo?
- ✅ Automatic VAT Savings: Under Philippine law (FDA Advisory No. 2023-1338), Potassium Citrate is 100% VAT-exempt. You save 12% instantly—no paperwork needed!
- ✅ PNF Quality Assurance: Our Potassium Citrate complies with Philippine National Formulary standards (10 mEq & 15 mEq tablets), ensuring you receive essential medicine that meets DOH requirements for treating kidney stones and metabolic acidosis.
- ✅ Temperature-Controlled Storage: Unlike generic warehouses, our FDA-registered pharmacies store medicines properly to maintain potency.
- ✅ Doctor Care Included: No prescription? No problem. Add to cart and get a FREE teleconsultation with our licensed physician—no hidden fees.
- ✅ Fast & Safe Delivery: Or pick up at any MedsGo pharmacy nationwide for same-day availability.
Safety & Side Effects: What to Watch For ⚠︎
Most patients tolerate Potassium Citrate well, but be a smart medicine user:
- Common: Upset stomach, nausea, diarrhea, or mild vomiting—taking with food helps reduce these effects
- Watch For: Irregular heartbeat, muscle weakness, tingling/numbness, or severe stomach pain. Contact our doctor immediately if these occur
- Important: Do not crush or chew extended-release tablets! This can release all the medicine at once and increase side effects
- Special Note: If you have kidney disease, heart problems, or are on blood pressure medicines, inform our doctor during teleconsultation for proper dosing adjustments
Mahalagang Impormasyon sa Tagalog
Potassium Citrate: Ang Solusyon sa Kidney Stones
Ang Potassium Citrate ay isang urinary alkalinizer na matagal nang tinatagalan ng mga Pilipino para sa kidney stones (bato sa bato). Ayon sa Philippine National Formulary (8th Edition), ito ay aprubado ng DOH bilang essential medicine para sa kalusugan ng bato. Ito ay gumagana sa pamamagitan ng pagpapataas ng alkalinity (pH) ng ihi, na tumutulong pigilan ang pagbuo ng bagong bato at unti-unting natutunaw ang mga umiiral na bato .
Paano Gumagana ang Potassium Citrate?
Isipin na ang iyong ihi ay parang swimming pool. Kapag masyadong acidic (mababang pH), ang mga mineral tulad ng calcium at uric acid ay maaaring mag-crystallize at maging matitigas na bato—parang asin na nabuo sa ilalim ng dagat. Ang Potassium Citrate ay parang "pH balancer" na ginagawang alkaline (hindi acidic) ang ihi. Resulta:
- Ang mga salt na nagdudulot ng bato ay natutunaw sa halip na mag-crystallize
- Ang umiiral na uric acid stones ay unti-unting natutunaw (hanggang 70% success rate!)
- Ang bagong bato ay pinipigilan mabuo
- Ang citrate levels sa ihi ay tumataas, natural na humaharang sa crystal formation
Ang Mahusay na Benepisyo ng Pagbili sa MedsGo
- ✅ Automatikong VAT Discount: Libre sa 12% VAT dahil sa batas ng Pilipinas (FDA Advisory No. 2023-1338). Walang papeles na kailangan!
- ✅ PNF Quality: 10 mEq at 15 mEq extended-release tablets ayon sa pamantayan ng DOH para sa paggamot sa kidney stones at metabolic acidosis
- ✅ Libre Konsulta: Walang reseta? Libre ang teleconsultation sa aming doktor
- ✅ Pambansang Botika: Maaari ring bumili sa kahit anong MedsGo pharmacy sa buong bansa
Mga Side Effect na Dapat Bantayan ⚠︎
- Karaniwan: Pagkabalisa ng tiyan, nausea, diarrhea, o pagsusuka—mas mabuting inumin kasabay ng pagkain
- Seryoso: Hindi regular na tibok ng puso, panghihina ng kalamnan, pamamanhid, o matinding pananakit ng tiyan—tawagin agad ang doktor
- IMPORTANTE: Huwag durugin o nguyain ang extended-release tablets! Maaaring mag-release ng lahat ng gamot nang sabay at magdulot ng side effects
