Sodium Lactate

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.