{{short description|Class of pharmaceutical drugs}} {{Infobox medical intervention | name = Alkalinizing agent | synonym = | image = | caption = | alt = | pronounce = | specialty = nephrology | synonyms = | ICD10 = | ICD9 = | ICD9unlinked = | CPT = | MeshID = | LOINC = | other_codes = | MedlinePlus = | eMedicine = }} '''Alkalinizing agents''' are drugs used to manage disorders associated with low pH. For example, they may be used to treat acidosis due to kidney failure.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alkalinizing agents - Knowledge and References |url=https://taylorandfrancis.com/knowledge/Medicine_and_healthcare/Pharmaceutical_medicine/Alkalinizing_agents/ |access-date=2025-06-08 |website=Taylor & Francis |language=en-US}}</ref>
Used for oral or parenteral therapy, sodium bicarbonate is the commonly preferred alkalinizing agent.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.drugs.com/monograph/sodium-bicarbonate.html | title = Sodium Bicarbonate | publisher = Drugs.com | access-date = 2018-01-23 | archive-date = 2017-01-18 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170118040141/https://www.drugs.com/monograph/sodium-bicarbonate.html | url-status = live }}</ref> Others include potassium citrate, calcium carbonate, sodium lactate and calcium acetate.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/alkalinizing | title = Alkalinizing | publisher = Medical Dictionary, The Free Dictionary | access-date = 2013-06-02 | archive-date = 2014-08-02 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140802084637/http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/alkalinizing | url-status = live }}</ref>
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Category:Drugs acting on the genito-urinary system