Klor-con and Water retention - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Water retention is reported as a side effect among people who take Klor-con (potassium chloride), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Lasix, and have Primary pulmonary hypertension.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Water retention 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 Water retention?

Water retention is found to be associated with 2,187 drugs and 2,433 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Water retention.

On Nov, 10, 2025

27,036 people reported to have side effects when taking Klor-con.
Among them, 397 people (1.47%) have Water retention.

Among these 397 people:

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Related studies:

Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Klor-con:

Klor-con (27,547 reports)

Water retention treatments and more:

Water retention (79,651 reports)

How severe was Water retention and when was it recovered:

Water retention in Klor-con

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of potassium chloride:

Water retention and drugs with ingredients of potassium chloride (1,000 reports)

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+

Common Klor-con side effects:

Klor-con side effect: Diarrhea (1,999 reports)

Browse all side effects of Klor-con:

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Common drugs associated with Water retention:

Browse all the drugs that are associated with Water retention:

Water retention (2,187 drugs)

Common conditions associated with Water retention:

Familial primary pulmonary hypertension: 11,267 reports
Pulmonary hypertension: 3,475 reports
Ra: 2,636 reports
Hypertension: 2,119 reports
Blood pressure - high: 2,112 reports
Pain: 1,572 reports
Alternative medicine - pain relief: 1,560 reports
Plasmacytoma of bone: 1,527 reports
Diabetes mellitus: 1,393 reports
Diabetes: 1,350 reports

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Water retention:

Water retention (2,433 conditions)

Drugs similar to Klor-con and Water retention :

Potassium side effect: Water retention

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).

WARNING, DISCLAIMER, USE FOR PUBLICATION

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