OTC potassium is limited to 99mg per tablet.
The daily intake you should have is 4500mg a day.
Hence supplements you can buy are like spitting in the ocean.
The best way is to use high potassium foods.
One can of V8 has 680mg/12 oz. (about the same as an RX supplement).
1/2 cantaloupe 1500.
This site gives amounts of nutrients in foods, and can help you choose high potassium foods in your diet:
http://www.nutritiondata.com/
If you eat well, you should not need a supplement unless you take drugs that deplete potassium like diuretics, steroids, etc.
Chronic diarrhea will deplete potassium quickly.
The reason OTC supplements are limited is because self medicating with potassium is dangerous. If you believe you need potassium, you should consult a doctor and have tests to see if you really do.
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