Acetic Acid (acetic acid)
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Overview
Acetic acid is a sterile, nonpyrogenic solution with antimicrobial and acidifying effects that is used for urologic irrigation.
Acetic acid exerts antimicrobial effects against a variety of microorganisms (especially ammonia-forming bacteria) that often gain access to the urinary bladder in patients requiring prolonged indwelling urethral catheterization. The antimicrobial activity of the drug depends on administration at a sufficient rate (continuous or intermittent) to maintain an effluent pH of 5 or lower. (See Rate of Administration under Administration: Irrigation, in Dosage and Administration.)
Acetic acid reduces the formation of calcium encrustations in the indwelling catheter by maintaining a low urine pH.
Generic name: acetic acid
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Indications
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Dosing
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Acetic acid irrigating solution is used for irrigation only; the solution should not be administered by IV injection or any other parenteral route.
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Drug interactions
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There are no contraindication interactions for this drug.
There are no severe interactions for this drug.
There are no moderate interactions for this drug.
Contraindications
Acetic acid irrigating solution is contraindicated for irrigation during transurethral surgical procedures.
There are no contraindication contraindications for this drug.
There are no severe contraindications for this drug.
There are no moderate contraindications for this drug.
Adverse reactions
Systemic acidosis, pain/urologic pain, hematuria.
There are no severe adverse reactions for this drug.
There are no less severe adverse reactions for this drug.
Precautions
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Safety and efficacy of acetic acid irrigating solution have not been established in pediatric patients.
Category C. (See Users Guide.)
Caution is advised if acetic acid 0.25% irrigating solution is used in nursing women.
There is insufficient experience in patients older than 65 years of age to determine whether geriatric patients respond differently than younger adults. Systemic absorption is unlikely (unless open lesions of the bladder mucosa are present); however, increased sensitivity cannot be ruled out.
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Last reviewed · Source: First Databank (FDB) drug data
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