Sodium Bicarbonate 8.4% Injection reduces the amount of acid in the blood.
Signs of high acid levels include headaches, weakness, tiredness, fast breathing and abnormal heart rate.
High levels of acid in the blood can be caused by diabetes, hepatitis, heart and kidney problems, shock, severe dehydration or diarrhoea, Addison‘s disease and malnutrition.
Sodium Bicarbonate 8.4% Injection also reduces the amount of acid in the urine. It is used to speed up the removal of certain substances from the body in the case of some types of poisoning.
