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Possible Interaction: Ketanserin and Potassium

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Potassium

Research Papers that Mention the Interaction

A harmful interaction of ketanserin and potassium losing diuretics resulted in an increase in the number of deaths.
CONCLUSIONS--Ketanserin can prolong the corrected QT interval, and the combined use of ketanserin and potassium losing diuretics can be harmful.
BMJ  •  1989  |  View Paper
Caution must be used when using ketanserin in patients receiving potassium‐ and magnesium‐losing agents, because of the risk of torsades de pointes.
Journal of clinical pharmacology  •  1995  |  View Paper
After … of ketanserin (33 micrograms/kg/min), a significant reduction in secretion was demonstrated (water +20.8 +/- 16.1 microliters/min; sodium 7.2 +/- 3.0 muEq/min; potassium -0.02 +/- 0.1 muEq/min; and chloride -1.9 +/- 2.8 muEq/min) as well as reduced motor activity.
The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics  •  1986  |  View Paper