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: Tags: Medical drug shortage Emergency Medicine News sodium bicarbonate toxicology rounds Source Type: news