Cytra-2 Oral Solution

Generic name: sodium citrate and citric acid
Dosage form: oral liquid
Drug class:Minerals and electrolytes

Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Jan 24, 2022.

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Cytra-2

Oral Solution
Rx Only
NDC 60258-001-16

DESCRIPTION
Cytra-2 Oral Solution is a stable and pleasant-tasting systemic alkalizer containing sodium citrate and citric acid in a sugar-free base. It is a nonparticulate neutralizing buffer.

CYTRA-2 contains in each teaspoonful (5 mL):
Sodium Citrate Dihydrate.....500 mg
Citric Acid Monohydrate.....334 mg

Each mL contains 1 mEq Sodium Ion, and is equivalent to 1 mEq Bicarbonate (HC03).

INACTIVE INGREDIENTS:

propylene glycol, sorbitol, polyethylene glycol, sodium benzoate, sodium saccharin, grape flavor, and purified water.

Cytra-2 Oral Solution - Clinical Pharmacology

Sodium citrate is absorbed and metabolized to sodium bicarbonate, thus acting as a systemic alkalizer. The effects are essentially those of chlorides before absorption and those of bicarbonates subsequently. Oxidation is virtually complete so that less than 5% of sodium citrate is excreted in the urine unchanged.

Indications and Usage for Cytra-2 Oral Solution

Cytra-2 Oral Solution is an effective alkalinizing agent. It is useful in those conditions where long-term maintenance of an alkaline urine is desirable, and is of value in the alleviation of chronic metabolic acidosis, such as results from chronic renal insufficiency or the syndrome of renal tubular acidosis, especially when the administration of potassium salts is undesirable or contraindicated. This product is also useful for buffering and neutralizing gastric hydrochloric acid quickly and effectively.

Cytra-2 Oral Solution is concentrated, and when administered after meals and before bedtime, allows one to maintain an alkaline urinary pH around the clock, usually without the necessity of a 2 A.M. dose. This product alkalinizes the urine without producing a systemic alkalosis in the recommended dosage. This product is highly palatable, pleasant tasting, and tolerable, even when administered for long periods.

Contraindications

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