CARMINEX

This brand name is authorized in South Africa

Active ingredients

The drug CARMINEX contains a combination of these active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs):

1 Magnesium carbonate
UNII 0E53J927NA - MAGNESIUM CARBONATE

Magnesium carbonate, MgCO3 (archaic name magnesia alba), is an inorganic salt. The most common magnesium carbonate forms are the anhydrous salt called magnesite (MgCO3) and the di, tri, and pentahydrates known as barringtonite (MgCO3ยท2 H2O), nesquehonite (MgCO3ยท3 H2O), and lansfordite (MgCO3ยท5 H2O), respectively. The primary use of magnesium carbonate is the production of magnesium oxide by calcining.

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2 Sodium bicarbonate
UNII 8MDF5V39QO - SODIUM BICARBONATE

Sodium bicarbonate has antacid properties. Sodium bicarbonate causes neutralisation of gastric acid with the production of carbon dioxide.

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3 Sodium citrate
UNII 1Q73Q2JULR - SODIUM CITRATE, UNSPECIFIED FORM

Sodium citrate has no relevant pharmacodynamic activity other than that caused by its alkalinity (e.g. its gastric acid neutralising capacity). Sodium citrate is a non-particulate antacid for use by mouth to prior to general anaesthesia for caesarean section.

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Authorization and marketing

This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:

Country Identification scheme Identifier(s)
Country: ZA Health Products Regulatory Authority Identifier(s): E/11.4.1/1712

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