Drug & supplement interaction

Sodium Bicarbonate + Granisetron

Granisetron brand names: Kytril, Sustol.

No Known Interaction

Medically reviewed by Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS · Updated July 2026 · Pair last verified Sep 20, 2026

The bottom line No known interaction

We found no known interaction between Sodium Bicarbonate and Granisetron in our sources. Absence of a documented interaction is not the same as proven safety, and does not guarantee one does not exist. Do not start, stop, or change a medication or supplement based on this page; confirm with your pharmacist or doctor first. Additionally, although there is no interaction, the label for Granisetron states a food rule worth keeping to, and the two are separately associated with some of the same side effects, which would make a new symptom harder to attribute to one or the other.

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Interaction report

Sodium Bicarbonate and Granisetron

We checked these two against our interaction database. Here is what we found.

No Known Interaction Found

We did not find a documented interaction between Granisetron and Sodium Bicarbonate in our sources. This does not guarantee that the combination is completely free of risk — there is often limited research on supplements and herbal products, especially around drug interactions.

If you decide to take both, the practical routine is simple: add one new thing at a time and note the date you started it. If the combination is going to disagree with you, it usually shows in the first days to a couple of weeks — and a start date turns “I’ve been feeling off” into something a pharmacist can actually work with. Do not stop a prescribed medicine on your own.

Always talk with your pharmacist or doctor before making changes to your medications or supplements, particularly if you take several medications or have an ongoing health condition.

Sodium Bicarbonate safety at a glance

Sodium Bicarbonate overall Use caution Generally safe in small, occasional amounts but high in sodium and risky if overused or used long-term.

Pregnancy Possibly Unsafe When used orally or intravenously during pregnancy. There is concern that sodium bicarbonate may increase the risk of metabolic alkalosis or fluid retention whe... Read the full pregnancy detail

Breastfeeding Possibly Unsafe When used orally or intravenously during pregnancy. There is concern that sodium bicarbonate may increase the risk of metabolic alkalosis or fluid retention whe... Read the full breastfeeding detail

Pregnancy & breastfeeding ratings are from Natural Medicines (Therapeutic Research Center) — the full detail is in the Special populations card below. Safety guidance is general; always confirm with your pharmacist or doctor for your situation.

Still wondering about combining Granisetron and Sodium Bicarbonate? Ask Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS directly ›

How we checked

Why No Interaction Is Listed for Granisetron

Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes, not just single drug names. Granisetron is filed under 3 classifications — serotonergic drugs, serotonergic drugs, oral drugs. Sodium Bicarbonate has documented interactions with 14 drug classes — the most serious being aminoglycoside antibiotics (moderate), amphotericin-b (abelcet, others) (moderate) and aspirin (moderate) — and none of Granisetron’s classifications are among them.

Classification data comes from our licensed Natural Medicines dataset. A medication can belong to classes beyond those recorded there, so this describes how the check was run — it is not a safety guarantee.

Keep it in perspective

Sodium Bicarbonate Does Interact With Other Medications

Sodium Bicarbonate has 257 moderate known drug interactions in our database — Granisetron isn’t one of them. If you take anything else, check it against the full list below.

Moderate 257 No known interaction 2,573 (incl. Granisetron)

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What to actually watch for

No Interaction Found — But Data Suggests Sodium Bicarbonate and Granisetron May Share Several of the Same Side Effects

This is not an interaction. Neither one changes how your body handles the other, and nothing here says they react together. What our sources do show is that each has separately been linked to the effects below — so taking both can make those effects more likely to turn up, and harder to pin on one or the other if they do.

Drowsiness / Tiredness / Headache Additional detail
Sodium Bicarbonate
“Orally, concomitant use of excessive sodium bicarbonate (intake of "tablespoons" of sodium bicarbonate daily or up to one box of baking soda weekly) has been associated with at least two cases of hypercalcemia-induced metabolic alkalosis, characterized by dizziness, headache, and loss of consciousness with shivering. Rare symptoms include drowsiness, lethargy, seizures, and coma.”

Sodium Bicarbonate · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in cluster headache.
3 sources cited

25733. Fitzgibbons, L. J. and Snoey, E. R. Severe metabolic alkalosis due to baking soda ingestion: case reports of two patients with unsuspected antacid overdose. J Emerg Med 1999;17(1):57-61. PubMed

106255. Hughes A, Brown A, Valento M. Hemorrhagic encephalopathy from acute baking soda ingestion. West J Emerg Med. 2016;17(5):619-22. PubMed

13309. Food and Drug Administration. A Catalog of FDA Approved Drug Products. Available at: http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cder/drugsatfda/ (Accessed 28 June 2005).
Granisetron

Listed in the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of the FDA label for Granisetron. Read the label on DailyMed ›
Stomach pain / Diarrhea / Vomiting / Nausea Additional detail
Sodium Bicarbonate

“Orally, sodium bicarbonate is generally well tolerated when used in over-the-counter antacid products. However, it is possibly unsafe when used in excessive amounts. Intravenously, sodium bicarbonate is generally well tolerated when used appropriately with proper medical supervision.”

Sodium Bicarbonate · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in diarrhea.
“Orally, sodium bicarbonate may cause mild adverse effects including gastrointestinal disturbance such as bloating, nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. The severity of these effects appears to increase with dose.”

Sodium Bicarbonate · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in diarrhea.
6 sources cited

25706. Carr, A. J., Hopkins, W. G., and Gore, C. J. Effects of acute alkalosis and acidosis on performance: a meta-analysis. Sports Med 2011;41(10):801-814. PubMed

106250. Grgic J, Pedisic Z, Saunders B, et al. International society of sports nutrition position stand: sodium bicarbonate and exercise performance. J Int Soc Sports Nutr 2021;18(1):61. PubMed

104850. Gurton WH, Gough LA, Sparks SA, Faghy MA, Reed KE. Sodium bicarbonate ingestion improves time-to-exhaustion cycling performance and alters estimated energy system contribution: A dose-response investigation. Front Nutr. 2020 Sep 8;7:154. PubMed

29962. Thomas SH, Stone CK. Acute toxicity from baking soda ingestion. Am J Emerg Med 1994;12(1):57-9. PubMed

104853. Hilton NP, Leach NK, Craig MM, Sparks SA, McNaughton LR. Enteric-coated sodium bicarbonate attenuates gastrointestinal side-effects. Int J Sport Nutr Exerc Metab. 2019 Nov 21:1-7. PubMed

25735. Barna, P. Sodium bicarbonate: burst stomachs and high sodium. J Clin Gastroenterol 1986;8(6):697-698.
Granisetron

Listed in the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of the FDA label for Granisetron. Read the label on DailyMed ›

Reported for Sodium Bicarbonate but not commonly for Granisetron: stomach upset, fainting, low potassium and bloating or gas.

Effects for Granisetron come from the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of its FDA label; effects for Sodium Bicarbonate come from the Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, quoted above. Wording is matched across sources by our own clinical vocabulary, so treat this as a prompt to pay attention, not a diagnosis.

Special populations

Sodium Bicarbonate in Pregnancy & Breastfeeding

Pregnancy And Lactation Possibly Unsafe

When used orally or intravenously during pregnancy. There is concern that sodium bicarbonate may increase the risk of metabolic alkalosis or fluid retention when used orally during pregnancy. There is insufficient reliable information available about the safety of oral or intravenous sodium bicarbonate when used in medicinal amounts during lactation.

DISCLAIMER: This tool is intended for informational purposes only, and should not be interpreted as specific medical advice. Patients should consult with a qualified healthcare provider before making decisions about therapies and/or health conditions.© 2026 Therapeutic Research Center

How to take them

Some Granisetron Products Have a Food Rule — Sodium Bicarbonate Should Not Break It

At least one FDA label for a product containing Granisetron says to take it on an empty stomach. Most supplements — Sodium Bicarbonate included — are taken with a meal, so the easy mistake is swallowing both together at breakfast. Where that rule applies, keep Granisetron on its own and move Sodium Bicarbonate to a meal later in the day.

This may not be true of your version. Food instructions belong to the product, not the ingredient: two Granisetron products can carry different directions, and extended-release forms often differ from immediate-release ones. The label we read is quoted below — check the directions on your own box or bottle, or ask your pharmacist, for how to take the exact product you were given.

Recommended Dosage ( 2.2 ): The recommended dosage in adults is 10 mg administered as a single subcutaneous injection at least 30 minutes before the start of emetogenic chemotherapy on Day 1.

From the Dosage and Administration section of the FDA label we read for Granisetron — where that label names a specific product, the instruction is that product's. Read the label on DailyMed ›

A food rule is not an interaction — it is about how much of the medicine you absorb. The directions that came with your own product, and your pharmacist, outrank anything on this page.

Overlapping uses

What Granisetron Is Prescribed For, and What Sodium Bicarbonate Has Been Studied For

These two come up together because they touch the same health topic — not because they do the same job. Granisetron is a prescription medicine with approved uses on its FDA label. Sodium Bicarbonate is a supplement: what follows is what researchers have looked at it for, and how strong that evidence is.

Granisetron is prescribed for: Granisetron is used to prevent nausea and vomiting linked to emetogenic (nausea-causing) cancer chemotherapy — including high-dose cisplatin — and radiation therapy, including total body irradiation and fractionated abdominal radiation. Granisetron hydrochloride tablets and Granisol oral solution are approved for both the chemotherapy and radiation indications. Sancuso skin patch is approved for prevention of nausea and vomiting in adults receiving moderately and/or highly emetogenic chemotherapy regimens of up to 5 consecutive days. Granisetron hydrochloride injection (intravenous) is also used to prevent and treat postoperative nausea and vomiting in adults.

Read the rest of what Granisetron is prescribed for

Sustol (subcutaneous injection) is used in combination with other anti-nausea medicines in adults specifically for the prevention of acute and delayed nausea and vomiting associated with moderately emetogenic chemotherapy or anthracycline and cyclophosphamide combination chemotherapy regimens.

Sodium Bicarbonate has been studied for:

Cancer studied, not established Sodium Bicarbonate has been studied for this. Natural Medicines rates the evidence: Insufficient Reliable Evidence To Rate Read what the research shows

Sodium Bicarbonate for cancer

Although there is interest in using intratumoral sodium bicarbonate for cancer, there is insufficient reliable information about the clinical effects of sodium bicarbonate for this condition.

Effectiveness ratings and the research summaries above are the verbatim record from the Natural Medicines database, which grades evidence from “Effective” down to “Insufficient Reliable Evidence To Rate”. A rating below the top of that scale means researchers have looked at it — not that it works, and never that it can stand in for a prescribed medicine. Do not stop or replace Granisetron on your own; if you are taking Sodium Bicarbonate for the same health topic, tell your prescriber, especially if the medicine is being adjusted to a target.

Everything else you take

See Every Supplement That Interacts With Granisetron

This page covers Sodium Bicarbonate only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Granisetron page lists 38 supplements it has a documented interaction with, worst first, each one explained.

The most serious there right now: Activated Charcoal (major), Lithium (major), 5-htp (moderate), Acetyl-l-carnitine (moderate) and Ayahuasca (moderate).

By severity: 2 major · 25 moderate · 11 minor.

From our pharmacist’s overview on the Granisetron page

“Granisetron (Kytril, Sustol) blocks serotonin signals to stop nausea from chemotherapy and surgery, and this is a list that warrants real caution before you add a supplement to it. Most of the entries raise serotonin themselves, and stacking them on a serotonin-acting drug can push toward serotonin syndrome, a dangerous overload of tha…”

Reviewed by 2 · Jul 18, 2026

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One more smart check

Taking Sodium Bicarbonate as Part of a Dietary Supplement Product? Check It for Interactions

We hold 176 real supplement products containing Sodium Bicarbonate, each one broken down to its full ingredient list — and combination products often carry several ingredients besides Sodium Bicarbonate. Even though Sodium Bicarbonate itself has no known interaction with Granisetron, another ingredient on your label might. Find your product and we’ll check every ingredient on its label:

How much people look this up

Where Sodium Bicarbonate and Granisetron Sit Against Everything Else

Out of every supplement and medication people look up on HelloPharmacist, here is where these two land this week — and which way each has been moving.

Supplement Sodium Bicarbonate

Top half

#464 of 1,452 supplements looked up here in the last 7 days

29 days ago today

Medication Granisetron

Steady interest

#2,124 of 2,830 medications looked up here in the last 7 days

29 days ago today

Position among everything looked up on this site, not a measure of how commonly either one is used or how important it is. A supplement can climb this list because of a news story. It counts every request to the page, automated ones included, and nothing here identifies anyone.

Where does our data come from?

Source: the Natural Medicines (TRC Healthcare) clinical database — the evidence-graded professional reference for herb & supplement interactions.
Citation library: 103,510 references behind our interaction content, 65,311 of them resolved to verified PubMed/DOI sources. See every Sodium Bicarbonate reference on this page ↓
Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 20, 2026. The Sodium Bicarbonate and Granisetron records this page draws on were last updated July 10, 2026.
What “no known interaction” means: no documented interaction in the sources above — not a guarantee of safety. Supplements are studied far less than prescription drugs, so we say exactly what the evidence supports, and nothing more.

Data structure & sourcing designed and verified by Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS.

Supplement

About Sodium Bicarbonate

What is Sodium Bicarbonate?

Heartburn and indigestion (antacid)
Athletic performance (exercise buffer)
Urine alkalinization
Soothing skin irritation or itching (topical baths)
Mouth rinse and oral care

Sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) is a simple compound most often used as a fast-acting antacid and, in sports, as a buffer that may help with short, high-intensity exercise. It is generally safe in small, occasional doses, but it is high in sodium and can cause serious problems if overused, so people with heart, kidney, or blood pressure issues should be careful and check with a pharmacist or doctor.

Not applicable (a manufactured chemical compound, NaHCO3) · Powder (baking soda), tablets, effervescent powders, oral solution, and intravenous solution (medical use)

An interaction check asks whether these two react with each other — it does not ask whether Sodium Bicarbonate is a good idea for someone in your situation. Here is what our Sodium Bicarbonate record says about it on its own.

Sodium Bicarbonate: dosing

There is no single "correct" dose for supplement use, and the right amount depends on why it is being used. Over-the-counter antacid products list specific directions on the label, and you should follow those exactly rather than guessing with kitchen baking soda.For antacid use, it is meant for occasional, short-term relief — not daily use. For exercise or medical purposes, doses are higher and should only be used under the guidance of a healthcare professional, because the risk of side effects rises with the dose.

From our Sodium Bicarbonate monograph — the full record covers uses, side effects and every documented interaction.

Read the full Sodium Bicarbonate monograph & all interactions

Medication

About Granisetron

What Is Granisetron Used For?

Brand names: Kytril, Sustol

Granisetron is used to prevent nausea and vomiting linked to emetogenic (nausea-causing) cancer chemotherapy — including high-dose cisplatin — and radiation therapy, including total body irradiation and fractionated abdominal radiation. Granisetron hydrochloride tablets and Granisol oral solution are approved for both the chemotherapy and radiation indications. Sancuso skin patch is approved for prevention of nausea and vomiting in adults receiving moderately and/or highly emetogenic chemotherapy regimens of up to 5 consecutive days.

Granisetron hydrochloride injection (intravenous) is also used to prevent and treat postoperative nausea and vomiting in adults. Sustol (subcutaneous injection) is used in combination with other anti-nausea medicines in adults specifically for the prevention of acute and delayed nausea and vomiting associated with moderately emetogenic chemotherapy or anthracycline and cyclophosphamide combination chemotherapy regimens.

See full Granisetron drug information

Keep checking

Other Drugs & Sodium Bicarbonate

Browse every other medication we’ve checked against Sodium Bicarbonate — both the ones with a known interaction and the ones without. Select any drug for the full detail.

0Major

257Moderate

0Minor

2,572No known interaction

257 Moderate 2,572 No interaction

Moderate

257 interactions

Showing 60 of 257 moderate interactions — see all 257 on the Sodium Bicarbonate page.

No interaction 2,572 drugs checked — show the list

We also checked Sodium Bicarbonate against these medications and found no known interaction in our sources. Open any page to confirm.

Showing the 60 most looked-up of 2,572 medications checked with no known interaction — see the full Sodium Bicarbonate list.

See the full Sodium Bicarbonate interactions page

See every supplement checked against Granisetron, ranked by severity

Evidence & sources

Sodium Bicarbonate References

The 49 references that drive our Sodium Bicarbonate monograph and interaction data, from the evidence-graded Natural Medicines (TRC Healthcare) database. Citations with a link open the study on PubMed or the publisher’s site.

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Clifton GD, Hunt BA, Patel RC, Burki NK. Effects of sequential doses of parenteral terbutaline on plasma levels of potassium and related cardiopulmonary responses. Am Rev Respir Dis 1990;141:575-9.. PubMed
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Isaac G, Holland OB. Drug-induced hypokalamia: A cause for concern. Drugs & Aging 1992;2:35-41.
Crane J, Burgess CD, Graham AN, Maling TJB. Hypokalemic and electrocardiographic effects of aminophylline and salbutamol in obstructive airways disease. NZ Med J 1987;100:309-11. DOI
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Panichpisal K, Angulo-Pernett F, Selhi S, Nugent KM. Gitelman-like syndrome after cisplatin therapy: a case report and literature review. BMC Nephrol 2006;7:10. PubMed
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Fitzgibbons, L. J. and Snoey, E. R. Severe metabolic alkalosis due to baking soda ingestion: case reports of two patients with unsuspected antacid overdose. J Emerg Med 1999;17(1):57-61. PubMed
Barna, P. Sodium bicarbonate: burst stomachs and high sodium. J Clin Gastroenterol 1986;8(6):697-698.
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Thomas SH, Stone CK. Acute toxicity from baking soda ingestion. Am J Emerg Med 1994;12(1):57-9. PubMed
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Stallings VA, Harrison M, Oria M; Committee to Review the Dietary Reference Intakes for Sodium and Potassium, Food and Nutrition Board, Health and Medicine Division, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Washington (DC): National Acad
Gurton WH, Gough LA, Sparks SA, Faghy MA, Reed KE. Sodium bicarbonate ingestion improves time-to-exhaustion cycling performance and alters estimated energy system contribution: A dose-response investigation. Front Nutr. 2020 Sep 8;7:154. PubMed
Hilton NP, Leach NK, Craig MM, Sparks SA, McNaughton LR. Enteric-coated sodium bicarbonate attenuates gastrointestinal side-effects. Int J Sport Nutr Exerc Metab. 2019 Nov 21:1-7. PubMed
Grgic J, Pedisic Z, Saunders B, et al. International society of sports nutrition position stand: sodium bicarbonate and exercise performance. J Int Soc Sports Nutr 2021;18(1):61. PubMed
Hughes A, Brown A, Valento M. Hemorrhagic encephalopathy from acute baking soda ingestion. West J Emerg Med. 2016;17(5):619-22. PubMed

Medication overviews come from MedlinePlus (NIH); supplement label data from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database. Content is written and reviewed by licensed HelloPharmacist pharmacists — see our data sources and editorial standards.

Pharmacist Counseling Corner

Taking Sodium Bicarbonate and Granisetron Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take Sodium Bicarbonate with Granisetron?

We do not list a known interaction between Sodium Bicarbonate and Granisetron. That does not guarantee the combination is risk-free, so confirm with your pharmacist or doctor — especially if you take other medications or have a health condition.

Do Sodium Bicarbonate and Granisetron have any of the same side effects?

Yes — our sources link each of them separately to 7 of the same effects. That is not an interaction: neither changes how your body handles the other. It does mean that if one of those effects turns up, it can be harder to tell which one is behind it. They are listed on this page with the source behind each.

Should I take Sodium Bicarbonate and Granisetron at the same time of day?

At least one FDA label for a product containing Granisetron says to take it on an empty stomach, and supplements are usually taken with a meal — so taking them together at breakfast is the easy mistake. Where that applies, keep Granisetron on its own and move Sodium Bicarbonate to a meal later in the day. Food instructions belong to the product rather than the ingredient, so check the directions on your own box. This is about absorption, not an interaction.

Are Sodium Bicarbonate and Granisetron used for the same thing?

They overlap in purpose, which usually means the real question is whether you need both rather than whether they are safe together. This page lists the shared uses and how strong the evidence is for Sodium Bicarbonate in each. That is a conversation for your prescriber, especially if Granisetron is being adjusted to a target.

How was the Sodium Bicarbonate and Granisetron combination checked?

Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes. Granisetron is filed under 3 classifications, and Sodium Bicarbonate has documented interactions with 14 drug classes — none of Granisetron's classifications are among them. A medication can belong to classes beyond those recorded in our dataset, so this describes how the check was run rather than guaranteeing safety.

Does Sodium Bicarbonate interact with any other medications?

Yes. Sodium Bicarbonate has 257 documented drug interactions in our database — Granisetron is simply not one of them. If you take anything else, it is worth checking each one; they are all listed on this page.

Does Granisetron interact with any supplements?

Yes. Granisetron has documented interactions with 38 supplements in our database — Sodium Bicarbonate is not one of them. The Granisetron interaction page linked on this page lists every one, ranked by severity.

Written and reviewed by the HelloPharmacist editorial staff. Our editorial policy

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