How to survive the shortage of injectable sodium bicarbonate
Sodium bicarbonate is probably the most versatile antidote in the medical toxicologist’s armamentarium. The list of poisons for which bicarb is indicated lincludes:
Sodium-channel blockers (including tricyclic antidepressants)
Salicylates
phenobarbital
methotrexate
ethylene glycol
methanol
chlorine gas inhalation
It is, therefore, distressing that bicarb is among the many pharmaceuticals that have recently been in short supply. To read my Emergency Medicine News column on this problem — and find out what to do when sodium bicarbonate is simply not available, click here.
Source: The Poison Review - Category: Toxicology Authors: Leon Tags: Medical drug shortage Emergency Medicine News sodium bicarbonate toxicology rounds Source Type: news