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On Polycitra Crystals For 20 Yrs To Prevent Recurrence Of Kidney Stones. Possible Recurrence Of Stones If Medication Stopped?

I have been taking Polycitra (branded) or Cytra-K (generic) crystals for more than 20 years, to prevent a recurrence of uric acid kidney/bladder stones. Now my drugstore (CVS) has stopped selling them, they say their distributor no longer carries them. Has that medication gone out of production completely? If so, is there a new product that is intended to replace it? If I have to stop taking it, am I likely to have the stones come back? Thank you for your advice.
posted on Wed, 6 Nov 2013
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Let me tell you that the medicine which you are taking is just urine alkalizer and it does not stop the formation of stone, if it is going to form, there no such medicine which stops the stone formation, only drinking lot of water can stop it, still if you feel that it does working in that way then you can try, "Sodium citrate" it has got the same action, of alkalizing the urine have nice day.
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On Polycitra Crystals For 20 Yrs To Prevent Recurrence Of Kidney Stones. Possible Recurrence Of Stones If Medication Stopped?

HI Thank fro asking to HCM Let me tell you that the medicine which you are taking is just urine alkalizer and it does not stop the formation of stone, if it is going to form, there no such medicine which stops the stone formation, only drinking lot of water can stop it, still if you feel that it does working in that way then you can try, Sodium citrate it has got the same action, of alkalizing the urine have nice day.