Aluminium hydroxide Other names: Aluminum hydroxide

Chemical formula: AlH₃O₃ Molecular mass: 78.004 g/mol PubChem compound: 10176082

Active ingredient description

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.

Medicine classification

This medicinal substance has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification according to its main therapeutic use as follows:

ATC Group		Classification
A02AB01	Aluminium hydroxide	A Alimentary tract and metabolism → A02 Drugs for acid related disorders → A02A Antacids → A02AB Aluminium compounds
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Product monographs

Competent medicine agencies globally have authorized commercialization of this active ingredient according to these medication package inserts (MPIs):

Document	Type	Information Source
ALU-CAP Capsules	MPI, EU: SmPC	Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB)

Medicines

Aluminium hydroxide is an active ingredient of these brands:

Austria (AT)

(combination) MAALOX as ALUMINUM OXIDE

Brazil (BR)

MEDANTIACID
PEPSAMAR as Sodium polyhydroxy aluminium monocarbonate hexitol complex
(combination) DROXAINE
(combination) ENGOV
(combination) GASCOL PEP
(combination) GASTROFTAL
(combination) GASTROGEL
(combination) GASTROL
(combination) GASTROLIV
(combination) GELMAX
(combination) GELMAX DIM
(combination) MAGNAZIA
(combination) MYLANTA PLUS
(combination) PEPSOGEL
(combination) PRODIGEST
(combination) SIMECO as co-dried Aluminium hydroxide and Magnesium carbonate

Canada (CA)

(combination) DIOVOL PLUS as Dried aluminum hydroxide gel

Cyprus (CY)

(combination) ALUTRIL FORTE
(combination) MAALOX as ALUMINUM OXIDE
(combination) MAALOX PLUS

Ecuador (EC)

(combination) ALUKRON PLUS
(combination) DITOPAX
(combination) FLATICONA
(combination) RESAQUIT

Estonia (EE)

(combination) MAALOX as ALUMINUM OXIDE

France (FR)

ROCGEL
(combination) MAALOX as ALUMINUM OXIDE
(combination) MARGA as ALGELDRATE
(combination) POLYSILANE DELALANDE
(combination) XOLAAM

Hong Kong (HK)

ACTAL as Dried aluminium hydroxide
ALU-TAB
(combination) ACTAL PLUS as Sodium polyhydroxyaluminium monocarbonate hexitol complex
(combination) ALLUMAG MPS
(combination) ALMAGCON as Dried Aluminium hydroxide
(combination) ALMECON as Dried aluminium hydroxide
(combination) ALTARNA as Dried aluminium hydroxide
(combination) ANMAX
(combination) ANTACAINE
(combination) ANTACIN-IMP
(combination) ANTAD
(combination) ANTASINE-D
(combination) BARCALONA
(combination) BEATACID
(combination) BIO-GASTAL
(combination) BOTHEME
(combination) DIMEGEL
(combination) DITACID
(combination) DUOSED EXTRA STOMACH
(combination) EVILINE
(combination) FEDRA-GEL-S
(combination) FLATUGEL
(combination) GASEDIN-U
(combination) GASTRIBIEN
(combination) GASTROCAINE
(combination) GASTROGEL
(combination) GASTROGEL ANTACID
(combination) GELUMAG
(combination) GELUSIL
(combination) GELUSIL PLUS
(combination) HYDROSIL as Aluminium hydroxide (dried gel)
(combination) LANTACID
(combination) MAALOX PLUS
(combination) MAGSIL
(combination) MILZINE
(combination) MILZINVICK
(combination) MYTANCID
(combination) NEUTROCAINE
(combination) OXEMA
(combination) OXEMA IMPROVED
(combination) PANASID
(combination) PROLIN
(combination) SILOX
(combination) SIMEGEL
(combination) SINWELL
(combination) SINWILCON
(combination) STOMGEL
(combination) STROCAIN
(combination) SUNTACID
(combination) SUPROGEL
(combination) TRILOXANE-S
(combination) TRILOZANE
(combination) U-LANTA
(combination) ULCOGEL EXTRA STOMACH
(combination) UNI-DROSIL
(combination) WELMAGEL
(combination) ZANTARIS
(combination) ZIGATAB

Ireland (IE)

(combination) MAALOX as ALUMINUM OXIDE
(combination) MAALOX PLUS

Israel (IL)

(combination) MAALOX as ALUMINUM OXIDE
(combination) MAALOX PLUS

Japan (JP)

(combination) DICANON
(combination) KOLANTYL
(combination) MAALOX as ALUMINUM OXIDE
(combination) MACMET
(combination) MALFA as Dried aluminum hydroxide gel

Lithuania (LT)

(combination) ALMAGEL
(combination) ALMAGEL A
(combination) ALMAGEL NEO
(combination) MAALOX as ALUMINUM OXIDE

Malta (MT)

(combination) ALUTRIL FORTE
(combination) MAALOX as ALUMINUM OXIDE
(combination) MAALOX PLUS

Mexico (MX)

(combination) ESTOMACUROL
(combination) MELOX PLUS
(combination) PRAMIGEL

Netherlands (NL)

(combination) ANTAGEL as ALGELDRATE
(combination) GASTILOX as ALGELDRATE
(combination) GASTILOX PLUS DIMETICON as ALGELDRATE
(combination) MAALOX as ALUMINUM OXIDE

New Zealand (NZ)

(combination) MYLANTA

Nigeria (NG)

(combination) ACDT ZERO as Dried aluminium hydroxide
(combination) ACIGUARD
(combination) ACIPEP
(combination) AL-MAG
(combination) ALGIMET
(combination) ANTABON
(combination) AVROCID
(combination) AZMUCAINE
(combination) BIOMAG
(combination) CENTACID
(combination) DEXANTA
(combination) DIGICID
(combination) EB EVACID
(combination) EBECID
(combination) EMTRISIL
(combination) GALTRIX
(combination) GAS-X
(combination) GASMAG
(combination) GASTACID
(combination) GASTRIGEL
(combination) GESTEEZE
(combination) GESTID
(combination) GESTID PLUS
(combination) GRENOCID
(combination) JAWASIL
(combination) JAWASIL PLUS
(combination) MAALOX PLUS
(combination) MINTACID
(combination) NEOGASTRO
(combination) NEOGASTRO PLUS
(combination) NUGEL
(combination) NUTRACID
(combination) PIMAG
(combination) POLYCIL
(combination) POLYFORT
(combination) POLYGEL
(combination) REASTOCID
(combination) RIWOD
(combination) RULOX
(combination) STOPACID
(combination) ULCEGEL

Poland (PL)

(combination) ALUMAG
(combination) GASTRIKON
(combination) GEALCID
(combination) MAALOX as ALUMINUM OXIDE
(combination) MANTI

Romania (RO)

(combination) DICARBOCALM N
(combination) EPICOGEL

Singapore (SG)

ACTAL as Dried aluminium hydroxide
ALU-TAB
ALUTACID
(combination) ACTAL PLUS as Sodium polyhydroxyaluminium monocarbonate hexitol complex
(combination) ALLUMAG M
(combination) ALLUMAG MPS
(combination) ALUMAG
(combination) ALUMAG PLUS
(combination) CENVITE
(combination) GASTROGEL ANTACID
(combination) GERSKIN as Aluminium hydroxide gel dried
(combination) HYDROSIL as Aluminium hydroxide (dried gel)
(combination) INON as Aluminium hydroxide (dried gel)
(combination) MACGEL
(combination) MYLANTA
(combination) POLYSILIC
(combination) SEMOR STOMACH as Dried aluminium hydroxide gel
(combination) STROCAIN
(combination) SUNTACID
(combination) VYLING VYFUNSIL
(combination) WELUSIL

South Africa (ZA)

ACIBAN
ACTAN as Alexitol sodium
AMPHOJEL
GELUSIL-S
NEUTAB
(combination) AFGEL as ALUMINUM OXIDE
(combination) ALUMAG D as Aluminium hydroxide dried
(combination) ALUMITE D as Aluminium hydroxide dried
(combination) AMGEL as Aluminium hydroxide dried
(combination) AMGEL as Aluminium hydroxide gel (compressed)
(combination) CO-GEL
(combination) DYNAGASTRIN
(combination) DYNALEX
(combination) GASTROCOTE
(combination) GELUMEN
(combination) GELUSIL
(combination) GELUSIL M
(combination) MAALOX as ALUMINUM OXIDE
(combination) MAALOX PLUS
(combination) MAGAGEL
(combination) MEDDEV
(combination) MERASYN
(combination) MUCAINE
(combination) NEUTRACID
(combination) NEUTRAGEL D
(combination) RUBRAGEL
(combination) SPECTRAGEL

Tunisia (TN)

ROCGEL
(combination) GASTRAMYL
(combination) MOXAL

Turkey (TR)

(combination) KURSEPT
(combination) SIMECO as co-dried Aluminium hydroxide and Magnesium carbonate

United Kingdom (UK)

(combination) ACTONORM
(combination) KOLANTICON
(combination) MAALOX as ALUMINUM OXIDE
(combination) MAALOX PLUS
(combination) MUCOGEL
(combination) WIND RELIEF

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