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PRECAUTIONS: Before taking this medication, tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are allergic to it; or if you have any other allergies.This medication should not be used if you have certain medical conditions. Before using this medicine, consult your doctor or pharmacist if you have: high phosphate/potassium/sodium levels, adrenal gland problems (e.g., Addison's disease), infection due to kidney stones, severe kidney disease.Before using this medication, tell your doctor or pharmacist your medical history, especially of: bone problems (e.g., rickets, osteomalacia), kidney disease (including kidney stones), heart disease (e.g., heart failure), high blood pressure, a certain hormone problem (hypoparathyroidism), a certain muscle problem (myotonia congenita), liver disease, severe loss of body water (dehydration), too much body water (e.g., swelling of arms/legs, fluid in the lungs), severe burns/wounds, swelling of the pancreas (pancreatitis), late pregnancy problems (pre-eclampsia), a diet restricted in sodium or potassium.This medication contains sodium. Consult your doctor for more information if you are on a salt-restricted diet or if increased salt intake could worsen your condition (e.g., congestive heart failure).During pregnancy, this medication should be used only when clearly needed. Discuss the risks and benefits with your doctor.It is not known whether this drug passes into breast milk. Consult your doctor before breast-feeding.

DRUG INTERACTIONS: See also How to Use section.Your doctor or pharmacist may already be aware of any possible drug interactions and may be monitoring you for them. Do not start, stop, or change the dosage of any medicine before checking with your doctor or pharmacist first.Before using this medication, tell your doctor or pharmacist of all prescription and nonprescription/herbal products you may use, especially of: corticosteroids (e.g., prednisone), digoxin, drugs that are affected by acid levels in the urine (e.g., amphetamines, chlorpropamide, methadone), medications that may increase potassium levels (e.g., eplerenone, ACE inhibitors such as lisinopril, ARBs such as valsartan, potassium-sparing diuretics/"water pills" such as amiloride/spironolactone/triamterene, birth control pills containing drospirenone), potassium supplements/salt substitutes.This document does not contain all possible interactions. Therefore, before using this product, tell your doctor or pharmacist of all the products you use. Keep a list of all your medications with you, and share the list with your doctor and pharmacist.

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