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About Utimack Syrup

Utimack Syrup is indicated for the treatment of renal tubular acidosis and kidney stones due to low citric acid levels or high uric acid. Kidney stones are small, hard deposits made up of calcium, phosphate and other minerals/acid salts that stick together in concentrated urine. Renal tubular acidosis is a condition in which the kidneys fail to excrete acids into the urine, this causes the blood to remain too acidic.
 
Utimack Syrup is a combination of two drugs, namely: Magnesium citrate and Potassium citrate. Utimack Syrup raises the urinary pH, potassium, magnesium and citric acid levels; this prevents the crystallisation, growth and accumulation of stone-forming salts.
 
You are advised to take Utimack Syrup for as long as your doctor has prescribed it for you, depending on your medical condition. In some cases, you may experience certain common side effects such as abdominal discomfort, diarrhoea, nausea, and vomiting. Most of these side effects do not require medical attention and will resolve gradually over time. However, you are advised to talk to your doctor if you experience these side effects persistently.
 
Consult your doctor before taking Utimack Syrup if you are pregnant or breastfeeding. Utimack Syrup is not recommended for children as safety and effectiveness have not been established. It is not known if alcohol interacts with Utimack Syrup, so please consult a doctor. Keep your doctor informed about your health condition and medicines to rule out any side effects.

Uses of Utimack Syrup

Utimack Syrup is used in the treatment of kidney stones, renal tubular acidosis. The detailed uses of Utimack Syrup are as follows:

  • Kidney Stone Prevention: Utimack Syrup is often used to help dissolve and prevent the formation of kidney stones by reducing the concentration of stone-forming substances in the urine.
  • Kidney health: Utimack Syrup supports kidney health by maintaining proper mineral balance.
  • Relief from Pain: Utimack Syrup may provide relief from pain associated with urinary stones by alleviating discomfort during urination and reducing spasms in the urinary tract.
  • Renal Tubular Acidosis: Utimack Syrup contains Magnesium Citrate and Potassium Citrate, which help increase urinary pH, reducing acidity.

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Directions for Use

• Utimack Syrup can be taken after meals or as advised by the doctor. • Follow your doctor's instructions on the dosage and timing of this medication to ensure safety. • Check the label for directions before use. Mix the advised dose of Utimack Syrup with a glass of water as directed and take it orally. • Shake well before use.

Medicinal Benefits

Utimack Syrup is a combination of two drugs, namely: Magnesium citrate and Potassium citrate. Utimack Syrup is indicated for the treatment of renal tubular acidosis with calcium stones, uric acid lithiasis with or without calcium stone, hypocitraturic calcium oxalate nephrolithiasis (kidney stones). Utimack Syrup raises the urinary pH, potassium, magnesium and citric acid levels; this prevents the crystallisation, growth and accumulation of stone-forming salts. 

How Utimack Syrup Works

Utimack Syrup is a combination of two drugs, namely: Magnesium citrate and Potassium citrate. Utimack Syrup raises the urinary pH, potassium, magnesium and citric acid levels; this prevents the crystallisation, growth and accumulation of stone-forming salts.

Storage

• Store in a cool and dry place away from sunlight.• Keep Utimack Syrup out of reach and sight of children.• Non cold chain - To be stored in cool places at 10ºC to 25ºC or below 30ºC.
Side effects of Utimack Syrup
  • Drink water or other clear fluids.
  • To prevent worsening of pain, limit intake of tea, coffee, or alcohol.
  • Include bland foods like rice, toast, crackers, and rice in your diet.
  • Avoid lying down immediately after eating as it may cause indigestion or heartburn.
  • Avoid acidic and spicy food as it may cause indigestion.
To prevent, manage, and treat Constipation caused by medication usage, follow these steps:
  • Preventing Vomiting (Before it Happens)
  • Take medication exactly as prescribed by your doctor. This can help minimize side effects, including vomiting.
  • Having a small meal before taking your medication can help reduce nausea and vomiting.
  • Talk to your doctor about taking anti-nausea medication along with your prescribed medication.
  • Managing Vomiting (If it Happens)
  • Try taking ginger in the form of tea, ale, or candy to help alleviate nausea and vomiting.
  • What to Do if Vomiting Persists
  • Consult your doctor if vomiting continues or worsens, consult the doctor for guidance on adjusting your medication or additional treatment.
Here are the precise steps to cope with diarrhoea caused by medication usage:
  • Inform Your Doctor: Notify your doctor immediately about your diarrhoea symptoms. This allows them to adjust your medication or provide guidance on managing side effects.
  • Stay Hydrated: Drink plenty of fluids to replace lost water and electrolytes. Choose water, clear broth, and electrolyte-rich drinks. Avoid carbonated or caffeinated beverages to effectively rehydrate your body.
  • Follow a Bland Diet: Eat easy-to-digest foods to help firm up your stool and settle your stomach. Try incorporating bananas, rice, applesauce, toast, plain crackers, and boiled vegetables into your diet.
  • Avoid Trigger Foods: Steer clear of foods that can worsen diarrhoea, such as spicy, fatty, or greasy foods, high-fibre foods, and dairy products (especially if you're lactose intolerant).
  • Practice Good Hygiene: Maintain good hygiene to prevent the spread of infection. To stay healthy, wash your hands frequently, clean and disinfect surfaces regularly, and avoid exchanging personal belongings with others.
  • Take Anti-Diarrheal Medications: If your doctor advises, anti-diarrheal medications such as loperamide might help manage diarrhoea symptoms. Always follow your doctor's directions.
  • Keep track of your diarrhoea symptoms. If they don't get better or worse or are accompanied by severe stomach pain, blood, or dehydration signs (like extreme thirst or dark urine), seek medical help.
  • Limit fruit intake to two servings a day, choose a low-potassium options like apples and strawberries.
  • Restrict starchy vegetables like potatoes and pumpkin to half a cup daily.
  • Avoid or limit foods like tomato products, high-bran cereals, and salty or sugary snacks.
  • Limit dairy products to 200g of yoghurt or 300ml of milk per day.

What if I have taken an overdose of Utimack Syrup

Take Utimack Syrup only as advised by the physician. Do not exceed the recommended dose, as it might cause an overdose. If you suspect you have taken an overdose, seek immediate medical attention.

Drug Warnings

Do not take Utimack Syrup if you are allergic to any of its components; if you have hyperkalaemia (high levels of potassium), delayed gastric emptying, intestinal obstruction, peptic ulcers, urinary tract infection, or renal insufficiency. Inform your doctor if you have gastrointestinal lesions. If you experience severe vomiting, gastrointestinal bleeding or abdominal pain, stop taking Utimack Syrup and consult a doctor immediately. Utimack Syrup is not recommended for children as safety and effectiveness have not been established. Consult your doctor before taking Utimack Syrup if you are pregnant or breastfeeding. 

Drug-Drug Interactions

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Potassium citrateChlorpheniramine
Critical
Potassium citrateHydroxyzine
Critical

Drug-Drug Interactions

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Potassium citrateChlorpheniramine
Critical
How does the drug interact with Utimack Syrup:
Taking Chlorpheniramine and Utimack Syrup (in tablet or capsule form) together can increase the risk of stomach ulcers, bleeding, and gastrointestinal injury.

How to manage the interaction:
Taking Chlorpheniramine with Utimack Syrup is not recommended as it can lead to an interaction, it can be taken if prescribed by the doctor. However, if you experience any symptoms such as severe stomach pain, bloating, lightheadedness or dizziness, nausea, vomiting (especially with blood), decreased hunger, or dark, tarry stools, consult the doctor immediately. Do not discontinue any medications without a doctor's advice.
Potassium citrateHydroxyzine
Critical
How does the drug interact with Utimack Syrup:
Taking Hydroxyzine and Utimack Syrup (in tablet or capsule form) together can increase the risk of stomach ulcers, bleeding, and gastrointestinal injury.

How to manage the interaction:
Taking Hydroxyzine with Utimack Syrup is not recommended, as it may lead to an interaction, it can be taken if prescribed by the doctor. However, if you experience severe stomach pain, bloating, sudden lightheadedness or dizziness, nausea, vomiting (especially with blood), decreased hunger, or dark, tarry stools, consult the doctor immediately. Do not discontinue any medications without a doctor's advice.
Potassium citrateOrphenadrine (chloride)
Critical
How does the drug interact with Utimack Syrup:
Taking Orphenadrine and Utimack Syrup (in tablet or capsule form) together can increase the risk of stomach ulcers, bleeding, and gastrointestinal injury.

How to manage the interaction:
Taking Orphenadrine (chloride) with Utimack Syrup is not recommended, as it may lead to an interaction, it can be taken if prescribed by the doctor. However, if you experience severe stomach pain, bloating, sudden lightheadedness or dizziness, nausea, vomiting (especially with blood), decreased hunger, or dark, tarry stools, consult the doctor immediately. Do not discontinue any medications without a doctor's advice.
Potassium citrateDarifenacin
Critical
How does the drug interact with Utimack Syrup:
Taking Darifenacin and Utimack Syrup (in tablet or capsule form) together can increase the risk of stomach ulcers.

How to manage the interaction:
Taking Darifenacin with Utimack Syrup is not recommended, as it may lead to an interaction but can be taken if prescribed by the doctor. However, if you experience severe stomach pain, bloating, sudden lightheadedness or dizziness, nausea, vomiting (especially with blood), decreased hunger, or dark, tarry stools, consult the doctor immediately. Do not discontinue any medications without a doctor's advice.
Potassium citrateDimenhydrinate
Critical
How does the drug interact with Utimack Syrup:
Co-administration of Dimenhydrinate and Utimack Syrup can increase the risk of developing stomach inflammation.

How to manage the interaction:
Taking Dimenhydrinate with Utimack Syrup is generally avoided, as it may lead to an interaction, it can be taken if prescribed by the doctor. However, if you experience severe stomach pain, sudden lightheadedness, vomiting (especially with blood), or tarry stools, consult the doctor immediately. Do not discontinue any medications without a doctor's advice.
Potassium citrateDiphenhydramine
Critical
How does the drug interact with Utimack Syrup:
Taking Diphenhydramine and Utimack Syrup together can increase the risk of stomach ulcers, bleeding, and gastrointestinal injury.

How to manage the interaction:
Taking Diphenhydramine with Utimack Syrup is not recommended, as it may lead to an interaction, it can be taken if prescribed by the doctor. However, if you experience severe stomach pain, bloating, sudden lightheadedness or dizziness, nausea, vomiting (especially with blood), decreased hunger, or dark, tarry stools, consult the doctor immediately. Do not discontinue any medications without a doctor's advice.
Potassium citrateImipramine
Critical
How does the drug interact with Utimack Syrup:
Taking Imipramine and Utimack Syrup (in tablet or capsule form) together can increase the risk of stomach ulcers, bleeding, and gastrointestinal injury.

How to manage the interaction:
Taking Utimack Syrup and Imipramine is not recommended, as it may lead to an interaction, it can be taken if prescribed by the doctor. However, if you experience severe stomach pain, bloating, sudden lightheadedness or dizziness, nausea, vomiting (especially with blood), decreased hunger, or dark, tarry stools, consult the doctor immediately. Do not discontinue any medications without a doctor's advice.
Potassium citrateOxybutynin
Critical
How does the drug interact with Utimack Syrup:
Coadministration of Oxybutynin and Utimack Syrup can increase the risk of developing stomach ulcers or bleeding.

How to manage the interaction:
Taking Oxybutynin with Utimack Syrup is generally avoided as it may lead to an interaction, it can be taken if prescribed by the doctor. Consult the doctor immediately if you experience severe stomach pain, bloating, lightheadedness, dizziness, vomiting (especially with blood), decreased hunger, or dark stools. Do not discontinue any medications without a doctor's advice.
Potassium citrateDicyclomine
Critical
How does the drug interact with Utimack Syrup:
Taking Dicyclomine and Utimack Syrup together can increase the risk of stomach ulcers, bleeding, and gastrointestinal injury.

How to manage the interaction:
Taking Dicyclomine with Utimack Syrup is not recommended, as it may lead to an interaction, it can be taken if prescribed by the doctor. However, if you experience severe stomach pain, bloating, sudden lightheadedness or dizziness, nausea, vomiting (especially with blood), decreased hunger, or dark, tarry stools, consult the doctor immediately. Do not discontinue any medications without a doctor's advice.
Potassium citrateTolterodine
Critical
How does the drug interact with Utimack Syrup:
Taking tolterodine together with Utimack Syrup can increase the harmful effects of potassium on your stomach and upper intestine.

How to manage the interaction:
Although there is an interaction between tolterodine and Utimack Syrup, it can be taken if prescribed by the doctor. However, contact a doctor immediately if you develop severe abdominal pain, bloating, sudden dizziness or lightheadedness, nausea, vomiting (especially with blood), or loss of appetite(reduced desire to eat). Do not discontinue medications without consulting a doctor.

Drug-Food Interactions

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No Drug - Food interactions found in our database. Some may be unknown. Consult your doctor for what to avoid during medication.

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Diet & Lifestyle Advise

  • Drink plenty of fluids as they help in flushing out excess minerals.

  • Limit salt intake. High amounts of salt can increase the risk of kidney stones.

  • Maintain a healthy weight by exercising regularly.

  • Avoid foods rich in oxalates such as spinach, nuts, okra, dates, avocado, hot chocolate, cocoa, baked potato, french fries, and cereals as they might increase the risk of oxalate stones.

  • Try maintaining optimum levels of calcium in the body as too little or high calcium can lead to kidney stones.

Habit Forming

No

Therapeutic Class

RENAL AND GENITOURINARY AGENT
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Alcohol

Caution

It is not known if alcohol interacts with Utimack Syrup. Please consult a doctor.

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Pregnancy

Caution

Utimack Syrup belongs to pregnancy category C. Please consult your doctor if you have any concerns regarding this; your doctor will prescribe only if the benefits outweigh the risks.

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Breast Feeding

Caution

Consult your doctor before taking Utimack Syrup; your doctor will decide whether Utimack Syrup can be taken by breastfeeding mothers or not.

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Driving

Safe if prescribed

Utimack Syrup is unlikely to affect your ability to drive. However, you are advised to drive only if you are alert.

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Liver

Caution

Limited information is available regarding the usage of Utimack Syrup in patients with hepatic impairment. Please consult your doctor.

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Kidney

Unsafe

Utimack Syrup might cause soft tissue calcification and hyperkalaemia in patients with renal insufficiency. Please consult your doctor if you have kidney impairment or any concerns regarding this.

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Children

Unsafe

The safety and effectiveness of Utimack Syrup in children have not been established.

FAQs

Utimack Syrup contains Magnesium citrate and Potassium citrate. Utimack Syrup raises the urinary pH, potassium, magnesium and citric acid levels; this prevents the crystallisation of stone-forming salts.

To treat your condition effectually, continue taking Utimack Syrup for as long as prescribed. Do not be reluctant to speak with your doctor if you feel any difficulty while taking Utimack Syrup.

Avoid taking Utimack Syrup if you have peptic ulcers as Utimack Syrup has ulcerogenic potential, which could lead to further ulceration.

Diarrhoea might be a side-effect of Utimack Syrup. Drink lots of fluids and eat non-spicy food if you experience diarrhoea. If you find blood in stools (tarry stools) or if you have severe diarrhoea consult your doctor. Do not take anti-diarrheal medicine on your own.

Consult a doctor before taking Utimack Syrup if you have an active urinary tract infection, as Utimack Syrup increases the urinary pH, which might promote further bacterial growth.

Country of origin

India
Other Info - UT17379

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