Effervescent Potassium and Telaprevir

• Generic Name: potassium bicarbonate
• Dosage Forms: tablet, effervescent
• Other Brand Names: Effervescent Potassium, K-Effervescent, K-vescent, K-vescent, K+Care ET, Klor-Con/EF, Effer-K, Quick-K

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

Effervescent Potassium is used to prevent or to treat a potassium deficiency (hypokalemia).

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

• Generic Name: telaprevir
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Incivek

Telaprevir is used in combination with injectable peginterferon alfa (Pegasys®, Pegintron®) and ribavirin (Copegus®, Rebetol®) to treat chronic hepatitis C infection. These medicines are used in patients with liver disease (including cirrhosis) who have not been treated before or who have received other medicines that did not work well. Telaprevir is an antiviral agent.

Telaprevir was available only with your doctor's prescription.

Telaprevir was withdrawn from the United States market on October 16, 2014.