The firm says lots of its potassium chloride were correctly printed with 20 mEq (1,500mg) on the bags, however overwraps incorrectly state the amount is 10 mEq (750mg).

LAKE FOREST, Ill., Feb. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- ICU Medical, Inc. is voluntarily recalling one lot each of POTASSIUM CHLORIDE Inj. bags with overwrap labels 10 mEq, packaged in cases of POTASSIUM ...

The 20 mEq was correctly printed on the IV bags, however, the 10 mEq over-wrap label makes it not easily visible to users, the company said in a statement.

The patients with primary aldosteronism all received a constant diet containing 10 mEq. of sodium and 100 mEq. of potassium per day. Fluid intake was constant for each and ranged from 2.5 to 3.0 ...

Wedel. Der physiologische Kalium-Bereich im Blut liegt zwischen 3,5 und 5,0 mEq/l, erinnerte Dr. Thomas Weinreich. „Schon bei einer Abweichung von mehr als 0,5 mEq/l gibt es Probleme ...