At present, there are more and more patients with hyperuricemia, and when they visit the hospital, the doctor will suggest taking baking soda tablets. Can baking soda tablets directly reduce uric acid? Actually, no. The drugs that can directly lower uric acid are benzbromarone, febuxostat, allopurinol. What is the function of baking soda tablets? Urine uric acid is organic acid in the alkaline environment can be converted to a higher solubility of urate, which is conducive to the excretion of the kidneys, reducing the kidney damage caused by uric acid deposition. As a gout patient, the pH of urine is often lower than that of healthy people, so attention should be paid to alkalizing the urine while taking uric acid-lowering drugs. Baking soda can alkalize the urine, and eating baking soda can help uric acid excretion.