Klor-con and Acthar drug interactions - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Drug interactions are reported among people who take Klor-con (potassium chloride) and Acthar (corticotropin). Common drug interactions include hypoaesthesia among females and fatigue among males.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes what interactions people have when they take Klor-con and Acthar. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 23 people who take the same drugs from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Klor-con?

Klor-con has active ingredients of potassium chloride. It is often used in hypokalemia. eHealthMe is studying from 27,547 Klor-con users. Check the latest studies of Klor-con.

What is Acthar?

Acthar has active ingredients of corticotropin. eHealthMe is studying from 4,948 Acthar users. Check the latest studies of Acthar.



On Jul, 10, 2026

23 people who take Klor-con and Acthar together, and have interactions are studied.

Klor-con and Acthar drug interactions.

What are the common drug interactions of Klor-Con and Acthar, by gender? *:

female:

  1. Hypoaesthesia (reduced sense of touch or sensation)
  2. Fall
  3. Balance disorder
  4. Gait disturbance
  5. Paraesthesia (sensation of tingling, tickling, prickling, pricking, or burning of a person's skin with no apparent long-term physical effect)
  6. Peroneal nerve palsy
  7. Aura
  8. Muscular weakness (muscle weakness)
  9. Fatigue (feeling of tiredness)
  10. Multiple sclerosis relapse (reoccurrence of a nervous system disease that affects your brain and spinal cord. it damages the myelin sheath)

male:

  1. Fatigue (feeling of tiredness)
  2. Cough
  3. Weight decreased
  4. Bronchitis (inflammation of the mucous membrane in the bronchial tubes)
  5. Chronic kidney disease
  6. Dysphonia (speech disorder attributable to a disorder of phonation)
  7. Hyperparathyroidism secondary (an abnormally high concentration of parathyroid hormone in the blood, resulting in weakening of the bones through loss of calcium-secondary)
  8. Memory impairment
  9. Metabolic acidosis (body produces too much acid, or when the kidneys are not removing enough acid from the body)
  10. Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit)

What are the common drug interactions of Klor-Con and Acthar, by age (0-1 to 60+)? *:

0-1:

n/a

2-9:

n/a

10-19:

n/a

20-29:

n/a

30-39:

  1. Dizziness
  2. Dyspnoea (difficult or laboured respiration)
  3. Injection site haemorrhage (bleeding from injection site)
  4. Oxygen saturation decreased
  5. Asthenia (weakness)
  6. Bedridden
  7. Bronchitis (inflammation of the mucous membrane in the bronchial tubes)
  8. Cough
  9. Cyst (a closed sac)
  10. Decreased activity

40-49:

  1. Pneumonia

50-59:

  1. Feeling jittery
  2. Insomnia (sleeplessness)
  3. Jugular vein thrombosis (clot in jugular vein)
  4. Pain in extremity
  5. Peripheral swelling
  6. Skin tightness

60+:

  1. Bronchitis (inflammation of the mucous membrane in the bronchial tubes)
  2. Pneumonia
  3. Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit)
  4. Renal failure (kidney dysfunction)
  5. Swollen tongue (swelling of tongue)
  6. Vomiting
  7. Bacterial infection
  8. Chronic kidney disease
  9. Dehydration (dryness resulting from the removal of water)
  10. Diarrhoea

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. Multiple Sclerosis (a nervous system disease that affects your brain and spinal cord. it damages the myelin sheath): 5 people, 21.74%
  2. Gait Disturbance: 4 people, 17.39%
  3. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (an autoimmune disease, which means the body's immune system mistakenly, attacks healthy tissue): 2 people, 8.70%
  4. Sarcoidosis (an inflammatory disease that affects multiple organs in the body, but mostly the lungs and lymph glands): 2 people, 8.70%
  5. Glomerulonephritis Membranous (nephritis with inflammation of the capillary loops in the renal glomeruli): 2 people, 8.70%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Sub-studies by gender and age:

Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

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How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on potassium chloride and corticotropin (the active ingredients of Klor-con and Acthar, respectively), and Klor-con and Acthar (the brand names). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.

How to use the study?

DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.

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