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Sodium hydrogen carbonate
Essential medicine status
Section:
26. Solutions correcting water, electrolyte and acid–base disturbances 26.2. Solutions correcting water, electrolyte and acid-base disturbances > Parenteral
ATC codes: B05XA02
EMLc
Indication
Acidosis ICD11 code: 5C73.Z
Medicine type
Chemical agent
List type
Core (EML)
(EMLc)
Formulations
Parenteral > General injections > IV: 1.4% isotonic (equivalent to Na+ 167 mmol/L and HCO3- 167 mmol/L) ; 8.4% in 10 mL ampoule (equivalent to Na+ 1000 mmol/L and HCO3- 1000 mmol/L)
EML status history
First added in 1977 (TRS 615)
Changed in 1979 (TRS 641)
Changed in 1984 (TRS 722)
Changed in 2007 (TRS 950)
Sex
All
Age
Also recommended for children
Therapeutic alternatives
The recommendation is for this specific medicine
Patent information
Patents have expired in most jurisdictions
Wikipedia
Sodium hydrogen carbonate
DrugBank
Sodium hydrogen carbonate (Sodium bicarbonate)
Summary of evidence and Expert Committee recommendations
The EMLc Subcommittee endorsed the inclusion of both strengths of sodium hydrogen carbonate solution for injection on the core list of the EMLc.