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Do you use potassium phosphate for patients with recurrent nephrolithiasis to acidify the urine and prevent certain types of stones?

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Short answer: No. That study was done about 40 years ago, I think by the Kaiser group, and was negative. That said, they used a suboptimal dose of 250 mg bid and measured success by stone passages rather than stone growth.

However, studies using neutral phosphates (K Phos Neutral) were done by my me...

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