Buffered Salt and Valturna

• Generic Name: potassium chloride / sodium chloride
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Buffered Salt, Thermotabs

Potassium is a mineral that is found in many foods and is needed for several functions of your body, especially the beating of your heart.

Sodium chloride is the chemical name for salt. Sodium is an electrolyte that regulates the amount of water in your body. Sodium also plays a part in nerve impulses and muscle contractions.

Buffered Salt is a combination mineral supplement that may be helpful in reducing tiredness, muscle cramps, or heat prostration that can occur when you sweat more than usual. This product is often used for outdoor recreational activities performed in high heat, or indoors anywhere high temperatures can cause you to become overheated.

It is not certain whether Buffered Salt is effective in treating any medical condition. Medicinal use of this product has not been approved by the FDA. This medicine should not be used in place of medication prescribed for you by your doctor.

Buffered Salt may also be used for purposes not listed in this product guide.

• Generic Name: aliskiren / valsartan
• Dosage Forms: tablet, film coated
• Other Brand Names: Valturna

Valturna contains a combination of aliskiren and valsartan. Aliskiren is an anti-hypertensive (blood pressure lowering) medication. It works by decreasing substances in the body that narrow blood vessels and raise blood pressure. Valsartan keeps blood vessels from narrowing, which lowers blood pressure and improves blood flow.

Valturna is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension).

Valturna may also be used for other purposes not listed in this medication guide.