SODIUM BICARBONATE (LIFECARE) 7.5% INJECTION contains Sodium Bicarbonate, which belongs to the group of medicines called alkalinizing agents. It is used to manage metabolic acidosis (the correction of the body's acid-alkaline balance), which can occur in conditions such as severe kidney disease, uncontrolled diabetes, circulatory insufficiency due to shock or severe dehydration, extracorporeal blood circulation, cardiac arrest, and drug overdoses such as barbiturates (where dissociation of the barbiturate-protein complex is desired), salicylate poisoning, methyl alcohol poisoning, and haemolytic reactions.
It is also used in severe diarrhea, which is often accompanied by a significant loss of bicarbonate. Additionally, it will be used to manage patients who have overused tricyclic antidepressants. It will be used only after the other resuscitation methods.
SODIUM BICARBONATE (LIFECARE) 7.5% INJECTION is not recommended in patients with kidney failure or kidney stones, high blood pressure,
heart failure, shallow or slow breathing than usual (hypoventilation), any blood abnormalities such as high sodium levels, low levels of calcium, potassium, or chloride, or if your blood is less acidic than usual, fluid retention. SODIUM BICARBONATE (LIFECARE) 7.5% INJECTION should be used with caution in patients with liver diseases.
SODIUM BICARBONATE (LIFECARE) 7.5% INJECTION should be given to a pregnant woman only if clearly needed. Contact your doctor before receiving SODIUM BICARBONATE (LIFECARE) 7.5% INJECTION should be used with caution in neonates and children under 2 years of age. Serious side effects of receiving SODIUM BICARBONATE (LIFECARE) 7.5% INJECTION are pain, burning, or swelling at the site of the injection, extreme irritability, muscle spasms or cramps, breathing difficulties, low potassium levels, which can cause twitching and muscle weakness, etc. Consult your doctor if your symptoms get worse or persist.
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