Klor-con and Cardiac tamponade - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Cardiac tamponade is reported as a side effect among people who take Klor-con (potassium chloride), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, also take Carboplatin, and have Atrial fibrillation/flutter.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Cardiac tamponade when taking Klor-con. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 27,036 people who have side effects when taking Klor-con 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 Cardiac tamponade?

Cardiac tamponade (fluid accumulates in heart covering) is found to be associated with 527 drugs and 775 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Cardiac tamponade.

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On Aug, 29, 2026

27,036 people reported to have side effects when taking Klor-con.
Among them, 15 people (0.06%) have Cardiac tamponade.

Among these 15 people:

What is the gender of people who have Cardiac tamponade when taking Klor-con? *

female: 86.67 %
male: 13.33 %

What is the age of people who have Cardiac tamponade when taking Klor-con? *

What are other drugs people take besides Klor-con? *

What are other side effects people have besides Cardiac tamponade? *

Cardiac Failure Congestive: 10 people, 66.67%
Weakness: 9 people, 60.00%
Pericardial Effusion (fluid around the heart): 9 people, 60.00%
Pleural Effusion (water on the lungs): 9 people, 60.00%
Nausea And Vomiting: 9 people, 60.00%
Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 9 people, 60.00%
Hearing Loss: 7 people, 46.67%
Gastric Polyps (abnormal growth of stomach tissue projecting from a mucous membrane): 7 people, 46.67%
Gastritis (inflammation of stomach): 7 people, 46.67%
Gastritis Erosive (a break in the surface layer of the membrane lining the stomach with infection): 7 people, 46.67%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Atrial Fibrillation/flutter (atrial fibrillation and flutter are abnormal heart rhythms in which the atria, or upper chambers of the heart, are out of sync with the ventricles): 4 people, 26.67%
Stroke (sudden death of a portion of the brain cells due to a lack of oxygen): 3 people, 20.00%
Metastases To Bone (cancer spreads to bone): 3 people, 20.00%
Type 2 Diabetes: 1 person, 6.67%
Tooth Abscess (pus formation in tooth): 1 person, 6.67%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Cardiac tamponade (527 drugs)

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Cardiac tamponade (775 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on potassium chloride (the active ingredients of Klor-con) and Klor-con (the brand name). 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.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).

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