how to choose between drugs that come in different salt forms

March 2014

Questions often come up about how to choose between drugs that come in different salt forms...diclofenac, omeprazole, iron, etc.

The salt form usually doesn't matter, such as omeprazole BASE (Losec caps, etc) and omeprazole MAGNESIUM (Losec tabs, etc)...morphine sulfate or hydrochloride...or iron sulfate or gluconate.

Just aim for the same amount of the active ingredient.

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