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Do you recommend dosing potassium citrate three times or two times daily for patients with recurrent calcium oxalate nephrolithiasis and hypocitraturia?

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Nephrology · Mayo Clinic

I recommend twice daily dosing to help with compliance. I monitor 24-hour urine citrate and increase the dose rather than frequency if adequate urine levels are not achieved.

Stephen B. Erickson, MD

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