POTASSIUM CITRATE, SODIUM CITRATE, AND CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE (Potassium Citrate, Sodium Citrate, and Citric Acid) Nursing Considerations

What is the generic name?

POTASSIUM CITRATE, SODIUM CITRATE, AND CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE

What is the Trade Name for POTASSIUM CITRATE, SODIUM CITRATE, AND CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE?

Potassium Citrate, Sodium Citrate, and Citric Acid

What are the Indications for POTASSIUM CITRATE, SODIUM CITRATE, AND CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE?

• INDICATIONS AND USAGE Potassium Citrate, Sodium Citrate and Citric Acid Oral Solution is an effective alkalinizing agent useful in those conditions where long-term maintenance of an alkaline urine is desirable, such as in patients with uric acid and cystine calculi of the urinary tract. In addition, it is a valuable adjuvant when administered with uricosuric agents in gout therapy, since urates tend to crystallize out of an acid urine. It is also effective in correcting the acidosis of certain renal tubular disorders. This product is highly concentrated and when administered after meals and before bedtime, allows one to maintain an alkaline urine pH around the clock, usually without the necessity of a 2 A.M. dose. This product alkalinizes the urine without producing a systemic alkalosis in recommended dosages. It is highly palatable, pleasant tasting, and tolerable, even when administered for long periods. Potassium citrate and sodium citrate do not neutralize the gastric juice or disturb digestion.

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