POTASSIUM CHLORIDE 20% (40 MEQ/15 ML) ORAL LIQUID

What it is

POTASSIUM CHLORIDE 20% (40 MEQ/15 ML) ORAL LIQUID is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as potassium chloride.

FDA gives its dosage form as solution and its route as oral.

FDA lists 6 labelers (the companies named on the label) for its NDCs, among them PAI Holdings, LLC dba PAI Pharma, Aurobindo Pharma Limited and Amneal Pharmaceuticals NY LLC.

FDA lists it under 2 Established Pharmacologic Classes: Osmotic Laxative and Potassium Salt.

The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 8 NDCs (National Drug Codes); the FDA directory lists 6 of them.

NADAC classes it as a generic drug (rate-setting class G), and does not mark it as sold over the counter.

What pharmacies pay

Pharmacies pay $34.46 for 473 mL (473 × $0.07285 per ML, rounded to the cent), by the CMS NADAC file of 2026-10-14; that price took effect on 2026-09-23. That is what pharmacies pay their suppliers, not what they charge you.

NADAC’s explanation codes for it: 1, calculated from the most recently completed pharmacy survey; 5, calculated based on package size; 6, the CMS Covered Outpatient Drug Product File S/I/N drug category was not applied when grouping drugs for the calculation.

What NADAC measures · NADAC explanation codes

The 6 labelers

Other strengths, forms and brands

14 other products in the NADAC file share the FDA nonproprietary name potassium chloride with POTASSIUM CHLORIDE 20% (40 MEQ/15 ML) ORAL LIQUID.

Part D is one average per brand and generic name, over every strength and form.

CMS NADAC · nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · eff. 2026-08-19, 2026-09-23 · as of 2026-10-14 · retrieved 2026-10-17

Medicare Part D · DSD_PTD_RY26_P04_V10_DY24_BGM.csv · eff. 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · as of 2026-06-25 · retrieved 2026-10-18

Compared with its class

The middle of its 8 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $0.07285 per ML filed.

Of the 38 other products in FDA’s Osmotic Laxative class priced per ML, 8 have a higher middle NADAC price and 30 a lower one. The one in the middle is ANTACID ANTI-GAS LIQUID, at $0.01206 per ML filed (eff. 2026-09-23).

Of the 10 other products in FDA’s Potassium Salt class priced per ML, 2 have a higher middle NADAC price and 8 a lower one. The one in the middle is GAVILYTE-G SOLUTION, at $0.00465 per ML filed (eff. 2026-09-23).

Prices are compared per unit, whatever the strength or dose, and a class is not a list of substitutes.

CMS NADAC · nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · eff. 2026-09-23 · as of 2026-10-14 · retrieved 2026-10-17

How the class comparison works

What Medicare paid

We don’t know yet; the card above says why.

Which Medicare figure OpenBill compares · How Part D is matched · How Part B is matched

What to ask at the counter

None of these figures is your price: what you pay depends on your pharmacy, your insurance, coupons and discounts.

• What is your cash price for 473 mL? Is it lower than what I would pay through my insurance?
• How much is in the package I am getting? This page uses 473 mL; your package may hold a different amount.
• These are questions about price, not medical advice. Do not change or stop a medicine without talking to your prescriber or pharmacist.