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Physician's Materia Medica on Potassium Bicarbonate
POTASSIUM BICARBONATE
Antacid, antilithic, diuretic, antiarthritic, stimulant. Much to be preferred to the carbonate which is a deliquescent salt. strongly alkaline in taste and liable to disturb the stomach. The acetate or citrate are to be preferred unless a direct antacid effect on the stomach is desired. Dose, 0.3 to 4.0 Grm. .5 to 60 grs.), in dilute solution.1
Antacid, antilithic, diuretic, antiarthritic, stimulant. Much to be preferred to the carbonate which is a deliquescent salt. strongly alkaline in taste and liable to disturb the stomach. The acetate or citrate are to be preferred unless a direct antacid effect on the stomach is desired. Dose, 0.3 to 4.0 Grm. .5 to 60 grs.), in dilute solution.1
POTASSIUM CARBONATE
Properties of POTASSIUM BICARBONATE, q. v. Dose, 0.6 to 2.0 Grm. ( 10 to 30 grs.).1
Properties of POTASSIUM BICARBONATE, q. v. Dose, 0.6 to 2.0 Grm. ( 10 to 30 grs.).1
References
1) Nelson, Baker & Co., 1904, Physician's Handy Book of Materia Medica and Therapeustics, Detroit, Michigan.