Potassium para-aminobenzoate
Potassium aminobenzoate
Brand names: Potaba
Adult dose
Dose: 3g PO QDS-6×/day with food
Route: PO
Frequency: QDS-6×
Clinical pearls
- Peyronie's disease, scleroderma — limited evidence
- Maintain hydration
Contraindications
- Sulfonamide therapy (antagonism)
- Severe renal impairment
- Hypersensitivity
Side effects
- GI upset
- Anorexia
- Hypoglycaemia (rare)
- Rash
Interactions
- Sulfonamides (antagonism)
Reference: BNF; SmPC; https://bnf.nice.org.uk/drugs/potassium-aminobenzoate/. Verify against your local formulary and the latest BNF before prescribing.
Related
Curated clinical cross-links plus same-class fallbacks.
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