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What is Sodium Bicarbonate?

Category: Prescription Drugs

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Sodium bicarbonate is an antacid and electrolyte supplement used for various reasons including gastric hyperacidity, treatment of hyperkalemia and management of overdose of certain drugs. As an antacid it is available as an over the counter product but other uses require a prescription.

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Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Distal renal tubular acidosis type 1 13 0
Kidney transplant 5 3
Rhabdomyolysis 4 0
General health 2 0
Treat side effects of another treatment 2 0

Show all 13 reasons taken

  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
See all 143 patients that have taken Sodium Bicarbonate

Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 0
Moderate 0
Mild 0
None 13

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Sodium Bicarbonate

Side effect Patients Percentage

Why patients stopped taking Sodium Bicarbonate

Multiple reasons could be selected

Reason Patients Percentage
Course of treatment ended 4
Doctor's advice 4
Did not seem to work 2
Other 2
See all 11 patients who've stopped taking Sodium Bicarbonate

Duration

Stopped taking Sodium Bicarbonate

Duration Patients Percentage
Less than 1 month 2
1 - 6 months 3
6 months - 1 year 2
2 - 5 years 3
5 - 10 years 1
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 10
Usually 0
Sometimes 0
Never taken as prescribed 3
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 0
Somewhat hard to take 0
A little hard to take 1
Not at all hard to take 12
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 0
$100-199 0
$50-99 0
$25-49 0
< $25 3
Not specified 10

What people switch to and from

Patients started taking Sodium Bicarbonate after stopping:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Sodium Bicarbonate-Sodium Citrate 1

Patients stopped taking Sodium Bicarbonate and switched to:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Calcium acetate (PhosLo) 1
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