Dosage: 5.5 Gm. or 80 grains (N.F.).
Sodii Citras (Sod. Cit.), Sodium Citrate, U.S.P.—The hydrated salt.
White, odorless granular powder or small crystals, having a cooling saline taste. Freely soluble in water (1:1.3); insoluble in alcohol.
Action and Uses: Similar to those of potassium citrate.
Dosage: 1 Gm. or 15 grains.
Liquor Sodii Citratis (Liq. Sod. Cit.), Solution of Sodium Citrate, N.F. (Mistura Sodii Citratis, Potio Rivierii).—Sodium citrate (3.5%) in water.
Dosage: 8 Cc. or 2 fluidrachms (N.F.).
Liquor Sodii Citro-Tartratis Effervescens (Liq. Sod. Citro-Tart. Eff.), Effervescent Solution of Sodium Citro-Tartrate, N.F.—Sodium tartrate (about 8%) with syrup of citric acid (about 12%) and water.
Dosage: The contents of one bottle, about 350 Cc. or nearly 12 fluidounces (N.F.).