Sodium Lactate
Sodium Lactate Information

About Sodium Lactate

Sodium Lactate is used as a substitute for sodium bicarbonate to treat metabolic acidosis, but is no longer recommended due to the risk of lactic acidosis. It is used as a solution for parenteral fluids and electrolyte therapy.

Indications

Sodium Lactate is primarily indicated in conditions like Hypokalaemia, Metabolic acidosis, Peritoneal dialysis.

Contraindication

Sodium Lactate is contraindicated in conditions like Lactic acidosis,Hypernatremia.

Side Effects

The severe or irreversible adverse effects of Sodium Lactate, which give rise to further complications include Tissue necrosis, Oedema, Hypernatremia.The symptomatic adverse reactions produced by Sodium Lactate are more or less tolerable and if they become severe, they can be treated symptomatically, these include Hypokalemia, Metabolic alkalosis, Tetany, Reaction at injection site, Hypervolemia.

Warnings

During sodium lactate administartion the acid-base status of a patient should be assessed periodically to minimize the possibility of overdosage or metabolic alkalosis. Because of the high sodium content of sodium lactate, the drug should be used with extreme caution in patients receiving corticotropin or corticosteroids, in patients with renal disease or insufficiency, or in patients with congestive heart failure or other sodium-retaining conditions. The drug also should be used cautiously in patients with conditions of impaired utilization of lactic acid such as beriberi, hepatic disease or insufficiency, shock, congestive heart failure, or hypoxemia. Sodium lactate therapy should be used with extreme caution in patients with potassium depletion.The drug should be used with extreme caution in pregnant women.

High Risk Groups

Drug should not be given to Cardiac / Hypertensive Patients, patients suffering from Kidney dysfunction, and patients suffering from Liver Malfunction.If prescribing authority justifies the benefits of the drug against the possible damages he/she should reevaluate them and consult the reference material and previous studies.