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Synonyms: sodium bicarbonate | sodium hydrogen carbonate
NaHCO3 is an approved drug (FDA (1986, no prior history available))
Compound class:
Inorganic
Comment: Sodium bicarbonate is an amphoteric buffering agent, with the ability to neutralise acids and bases.
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Summary of Clinical Use  |
| Used in the treatment of metabolic acidosis, occuring as a result of severe renal disease, uncontrolled diabetes, circulatory insufficiency due to shock or severe dehydration extracorporeal circulation of blood, cardiac arrest and severe primary lactic acidosis. |
| Mechanism Of Action and Pharmacodynamic Effects |
| Sodium bicarbonate reverses acidosis by increasing bicarbonate in the plasma, buffering excess hydrogen ion concentration and raising blood pH. |
