Sodium Bicarbonate Interactions

Brand names: Sodium Bicarbonate

Route: Intravenous

Contraindications

CONTRAINDICATIONS Sodium bicarbonate injection is contraindicated in patients who are losing chloride by vomiting or from continuous gastrointestinal suction, and in patients receiving diuretics known to produce a hypochloremic alkalosis.

Pregnancy & Breastfeeding

Pregnancy: Teratogenic Effects Animal reproduction studies have not been conducted with sodium bicarbonate. It is also not known whether sodium bicarbonate can cause fetal harm when administered to a pregnant woman or can affect reproduction capacity. Sodium bicarbonate should be given to a pregnant woman only if clearly needed.

17 interactions on record

Addition of sodium bicarbonate to parenteral solutions containing calcium should be avoided; precipitation or haze may result from sodium bicarbonate/calcium admixtures.

Source: NLP:sodium bicarbonate

Gastrointestinal alkalinizing agent increases amphetamine absorption, raising blood levels and potentiating actions.

Source: NLP:dextroamphetamine

Sodium bicarbonate alters urine pH towards alkaline conditions, reducing memantine clearance by about 80% and potentially leading to drug accumulation and increased adverse effects.

Source: NLP:memantine

Sodium bicarbonate alters urine pH towards alkaline conditions, which may reduce memantine clearance by about 80% and lead to drug accumulation and increased adverse effects.

Source: NLP:memantine hydrochloride oral