Polycitra-K (Oral)

Generic name: citrate (oral route)

Commonly used brand name(s)

In the U.S.

• Citra pH
• Cytra-K
• Cytra-K Crystals
• Liqui-DualCitra
• Polycitra-K
• Polycitra-K Crystals
• Urocit-K 10
• Urocit-K 15
• Urocit-K 5

In Canada

• Pms-Dicitrate

Available Dosage Forms:

• Tablet, Extended Release
• Solution
• Powder for Solution
• Syrup

Uses for Polycitra-K

Citrates 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.

Before using Polycitra-K

Allergies

Tell your doctor if you have ever had any unusual or allergic reaction to medicines in this group or any other medicines. Also tell your health care professional if you have any other types of allergies, such as to foods dyes, preservatives, or animals. For non-prescription products, read the label or package ingredients carefully.

Pediatric

Although there is no specific information comparing use of citrates in children with use in other age groups, these medicines are not expected to cause different side effects or problems in children than they do in adults.

Geriatric

Many medicines have not been studied specifically in older people. Therefore, it may not be known whether they work exactly the same way they do in younger adults or if they cause different side effects or problems in older people. There is no specific information comparing use of citrates in the elderly with use in other age groups.

Pregnancy

Studies on effects in pregnancy have not been done in either humans or animals.

Breastfeeding

Although it is not known whether citrates pass into the breast milk, this medicine has not been reported to cause problems in nursing babies.

Interactions with medicines

Although certain medicines should not be used together at all, in other cases two different medicines may be used together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. When you are taking any of these medicines, it is especially important that your healthcare professional know if you are taking any of the medicines listed below. The following interactions have been selected on the basis of their potential significance and are not necessarily all-inclusive.

Using medicines in this class with any of the following medicines is not recommended. Your doctor may decide not to treat you with a medication in this class or change some of the other medicines you take.

• Aclidinium
• Amantadine
• Amiloride
• Amitriptyline
• Amoxapine
• Anisotropine
• Atropine
• Belladonna
• Benztropine
• Biperiden
• Bornaprine
• Brompheniramine
• Butylscopolamine
• Canrenoate
• Canrenone
• Carbinoxamine
• Carisoprodol
• Chlorpheniramine
• Chlorpromazine
• Cimetropium
• Clemastine
• Clidinium
• Clomipramine
• Clozapine
• Cyclobenzaprine
• Cyclopentolate
• Cyproheptadine
• Darifenacin
• Desipramine
• Dicyclomi...