Also known as: Aluminum hydroxide
Aluminium hydroxide is a slow-acting antacid. It is used to provide symptomatic relief in gastric hyperacidity. In addition, the antipeptic and demulcent activity of aluminium hydroxide helps to protect inflamed gastric mucosa against further irritation by gastric secretions.
This medicinal substance has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification according to its main therapeutic use as follows:
Competent medicine agencies globally have authorized commercialization of this active ingredient according to these medication package inserts (MPIs):
Aluminium hydroxide is the active ingredient of these drugs:
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Aluminium hydroxide is also found within below combination drugs:
ACTAL PLUS , ACTONORM , AFGEL , ALLUMAG M , ALLUMAG MPS , ALMAGCON , ALMAGEL , ALMAGEL A , ALMAGEL NEO , ALMECON , ALTARNA , ALUKRON PLUS , ALUMAG , ALUMAG D , ALUMAG PLUS , ALUMITE D , ALUTRIL FORTE , AMGEL , ANMAX , ANTACAINE , ANTACIN-IMP , ANTAD , ANTAGEL , ANTASINE-D , BARCALONA , BEATACID , BIO-GASTAL , BOTHEME , CENVITE , CO-GEL , DICARBOCALM N , DIMEGEL , DIOVOL PLUS , DITACID , DITOPAX , DROXAINE , DUOSED EXTRA STOMACH , DYNAGASTRIN , DYNALEX , ENGOV , EPICOGEL , ESTOMACUROL , EVILINE , FEDRA-GEL-S , FLATICONA , FLATUGEL , GASCOL PEP , GASEDIN-U , GASTILOX , GASTILOX PLUS DIMETICON , GASTRAMYL , GASTRIBIEN , GASTRIKON , GASTROCAINE , GASTROCOTE , GASTROFTAL , GASTROGEL , GASTROGEL ANTACID , GASTROL , GASTROLIV , GEALCID , GELMAX , GELMAX DIM , GELUMAG , GELUMEN , GELUSIL , GELUSIL M , GELUSIL PLUS , GERSKIN , HYDROSIL , INON , KOLANTICON , KURSEPT , LANTACID , MAALOX , MAALOX PLUS , MACGEL , MACMET , MAGAGEL , MAGNAZIA , MAGSIL , MANTI , MARGA , MEDDEV , MELOX PLUS , MERASYN , MILZINE , MILZINVICK , MOXAL , MUCAINE , MUCOGEL , MYLANTA , MYLANTA PLUS , MYTANCID , NEUTRACID , NEUTRAGEL D , NEUTROCAINE , OXEMA , OXEMA IMPROVED , PANASID , PEPSOGEL , POLYSILANE DELALANDE , POLYSILIC , PRAMIGEL , PRODIGEST , PROLIN , RESAQUIT , RUBRAGEL , SEMOR STOMACH , SILOX , SIMECO , SIMEGEL , SINWELL , SINWILCON , SPECTRAGEL , STOMGEL , STROCAIN , SUNTACID , SUPROGEL , TRILOXANE-S , TRILOZANE , U-LANTA , ULCOGEL EXTRA STOMACH , UNI-DROSIL , VYLING VYFUNSIL , WELMAGEL , WELUSIL , WIND RELIEF , XOLAAM , ZANTARIS , ZIGATAB