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You are here: Experts > Health/Fitness > Pharmacology > Pharmacy > Sodium Bicarb vs. medications
Expert: Eric Brandt
Date: 2/1/2008
Subject: Sodium Bicarb vs. medications
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QUESTION: I take Cardizem and Lisinopril every AM and have oral thrush (candida) and want to get my ph to 7.0 or better. Nothing seems to help and I thought that sodium bicarb might do the job, but I don't want to do anything that might make my meds less effective.
ANSWER: Hi Diane,
What have you tried for the thrush? I do not believe changing oral pH will be as effective as some of the medications we have available to treat this condition.
Thank you for using Allexperts
Sincerely,
Eric Brandt, B.Sc. Pharm
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QUESTION: I do not feel that my question was understood. If I were to take sodium bicarbinate WOULD it interfere with absorption of the medications I am currently taking? Yes or No?
Answer
Hi Diane,
If you were to swallow the sodium bicarb it would change the pH of your stomach and may affect absorption. How significant that is I am not sure. The pH affects how fast and how much of the drug dissolves. If you were to take the medicstions a few hours after having taken the sodium bicarb it is likely that the pH would return to normal and drug dissolution would not be an issue.
Thank you for using Allexperts
Sincerely,
Eric Brandt, B.Sc. Pharm
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