Simethicone is a chemically inert, non-systemic gastric defoaming agent that works by altering the elasticity of interfaces of mucus-embedded bubbles in the gastrointestinal tract. The gas bubbles are thus broken down or coalesced and in this form gas is more easily eliminated through eructation or passing flatus.
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):
Simethicone is the active ingredient of these drugs:
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Canada
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Simethicone is also found within below combination drugs:
ACIFIN , ACITIP , ACOLIC , ACTAL PLUS , ACTIBUTIN S , ACTONORM , ALEVIAN DUO , ALLUMAG MPS , ALMAGCON , ALMAGEL NEO , ALMECON , ALMETIN , ALOPER , ALTACITE PLUS , ALUMAG PLUS , ANMAX , ANTACIN-IMP , ANTAD , ANTASINE-D , ANTIAX , AVARIN , BARCALONA , BEATACID , BERCLOMIN , BILIDREN ENZIMATICO , BIO-GASTAL , BOTHEME , BUENOX , CARBEX , CARBOSYLANE , CARBOSYMAG , CENVITE , CLENSIA , CLODOPAN GAS , COLIMIX , COLYPAN PLUS , DICETEL DUO , DICYMINE CO , DIGECAP PLUS , DIGECAP ZIMATICO , DIGERIL , DIGESCONA PLUS , DIGESFLAT , DIGESGAS PLUS , DIMEGEL , DIMOFLAX , DIOVOL PLUS , DIOVOL PLUS ALUMINUM FREE , DITOPAX , DOLOSPASMYL , DUOSED EXTRA STOMACH , EDERAL , ENDIAL DIGEST , ESPAVEN , EUTRANSIL S , EVILINE , FEDRA-GEL-S , FLATICONA , FLATORIL , FLATUGEL , FORTASEC PLUS , GASEDIN-U , GASTRIKON , GASTRINOX , GASTROFAST ADVANCE , GASTROGEL , GELMAX DIM , GELUSIL PLUS , GESTIVA , HELOPANFLAT , HYDROSIL , IMODIUM ADVANCED , IMODIUM COMPLETE , IMODIUM DUAL ACTION , IMODIUM DUO , IMODIUM PLUS , KOLANTICON , LANTACID , LEPRIT ENZIMATICO , LIBERTRIM SDP , LIBERTRIM SII , MAALOX PLUS , MAGALCID , MAGANYL , MAGEN , MAGNAZIA , MAGSIL , MANTI , MEGAGEL , MERASYN , METEOSPASMYL , METEOXANE , MOSAR PLUS , MOTRIXSIM PLUS , MOXAR SI , MUVETT S , MYLANTA , MYLANTA PLUS , MYTANCID , NUTRIZYM PLUS , PANASID , PANKREOLIVE , POLYSILANE DELALANDE , POLYSILIC , PRAMIGEL , PRODIGEST , PROLIN , REGAST , RIOPONE PLUS , RUBRAGEL , SILOX , SIMAGAL , SIMALVIA , SIMECO , SIMEGEL , SINACIDE-S , SINWELL , SINWILCON , SISDIAL , SPASMALVEX , STAMYL FORTE , STOMGEL , STOPERAN S , SUNTACID , TRILOXANE-S , TRILOZANE , U-LANTA , ULCOGEL EXTRA STOMACH , UNI-DROSIL , VYLING VYFUNSIL , WELMAGEL , WIND RELIEF , XIMEPEG , ZANTARIS , ZIGATAB