Sodium Bicarbonate -- 15 Nov 2017 Medical Executive Committee meeting memo -- Both the HH P&T Committee and the HH Medical Executive Committee have approved continuing the usage criteria that was approved at the beginning of the shortage. Since usage in Code-0 situations is not an approved criteria, sodium bicarbonate injection will not be available in crash carts nor in pharmacist code kits.
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Sodium Bicarbonate -- 15 Nov 2017 Medical Executive Committee meeting memo -- Both the HH P&T Committee and the HH Medical Executive Committee have approved continuing the usage criteria that was approved at the beginning of the shortage. Since usage in Code-0 situations is not an approved criteria, sodium bicarbonate injection will not be available in crash carts nor in pharmacist code kits.
Critical Shortage of IV solution as of April 2017. Sodium Bicarbonate IV Alternative Therapy
Oral Options: Sodium Bicarbonate 650 mg tablets and BICTRA
IV bicarb may be used to treat patients with significant hyperkalemia (generally, K+ >6.2).