Alkalinizing agent

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Alkalinizing agents are drugs used to manage disorders associated with low pH. For example, they may be used to treat acidosis due to kidney failure.

Used for oral or parenteral therapy, sodium bicarbonate is the commonly preferred alkalinizing agent.{{cite web | url = https://www.drugs.com/monograph/sodium-bicarbonate.html | title = Sodium Bicarbonate | publisher = Drugs.com | access-date = 2018-01-23 | archive-date = 2017-01-18 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170118040141/https://www.drugs.com/monograph/sodium-bicarbonate.html | url-status = live }} Others include potassium citrate, calcium carbonate, sodium lactate and calcium acetate.{{cite web | url = http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/alkalinizing | title = Alkalinizing | publisher = Medical Dictionary, The Free Dictionary | access-date = 2013-06-02 | archive-date = 2014-08-02 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140802084637/http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/alkalinizing | url-status = live }}