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To the Editor: Those who prescribe medications may be unaware that they may contain substantial amounts of sodium. References such as package inserts, the Physicians' Desk Reference, and Drug Information¹ do not always provide information about sodium, and the sodium content, when it does appear, may be given in various units of measurement or may need to be calculated.

Certain medications containing one or more drugs are high in sodium content regardless of the formulation used, whereas others vary according to the formulation (Table 1). High-sodium and low-sodium formulations of the same drug products should not be used . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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