What is your preferred therapy to raise urinary citrate in a patient with recurrent calcium based stone disease and hypocitraturia?
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Nephrology · Mayo Clinic
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I prefer potassium citrate tablets. For those who have trouble swallowing tablets, it also comes in liquid form. There used to be a powder packet that you could tear open and mix in liquid, but it is my understanding that is no longer available. These products require a prescription.
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