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Citrates (Systemic)

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Description

Citrates (SIH-trayts) are used to make the urine more alkaline (less acid). This helps prevent certain kinds of kidney stones. Citrates are sometimes used with other medicines to help treat kidney stones that may occur with gout. They are also used to make the blood more alkaline in certain conditions.

Citrates are available only with your doctor's prescription, in the following dosage forms:

Oral

Potassium Citrate
- Tablets (U.S.)
Potassium Citrate and Citric Acid
- Oral solution (U.S.)
- Crystals for oral solution (U.S.)
Potassium Citrate and Sodium Citrate
- Tablets (U.S.)
Sodium Citrate and Citric Acid
- Oral solution (U.S. and Canada)
Tricitrates
- Oral solution (U.S.)

Brand Names

Some commonly used brand names are:

In the U.S. -

Bicitra ⁴
Citrolith ³
Oracit ⁴
Polycitra-K ²
Polycitra-K Crystals ²
Polycitra-LC ⁵
Polycitra Syrup ⁵
Urocit-K ¹

In Canada -

Oracit ⁴

Other commonly used names for sodium citrate and citric acid are Albright's solution and modified Shohl's solution .

Note:

For quick reference, the following citrates are numbered to match the corresponding brand names.

This information applies to the following medicines:
1.	Potassium Citrate (poe-TASS-ee-um SIH-trayt)
2.	PotassiumCitrate and Citric Acid (poe-TASS-ee-um SIH-trayt and SIH-trik A-sid)
3.	Potassium Citrate and Sodium Citrate (poe-TASS-ee-um SIH-trayt and SOE-dee-um SIH-trayt)
4.	Sodium Citrate and Citric Acid (SOE-dee-um SIH-trayt and SIH-trik A-sid)
5.	Tricitrates (Try-SIH-trayts)

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Citrates (Systemic)

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