A02A Antacids

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Magnesium Magnesium is a chemical element with the symbol Mg and atomic number 12. It is a shiny gray metal having a low density, low melting point and high chemical reactivity. Like the other alkaline earth metals (group 2 of the periodic ta ...
compounds

Magnesium oxide Magnesium oxide ( Mg O), or magnesia, is a white hygroscopic solid mineral that occurs naturally as periclase and is a source of magnesium (see also oxide). It has an empirical formula of MgO and consists of a lattice of Mg2+ ions and O2− ions ...

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Magnesium peroxide Magnesium peroxide (MgO2) is an odorless fine powder peroxide with a white to off-white color. It is similar to calcium peroxide because magnesium peroxide also releases oxygen by breaking down at a controlled rate with water. Commercially, magne ...

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Magnesium hydroxide Magnesium hydroxide is the inorganic compound with the chemical formula Mg(OH)2. It occurs in nature as the mineral brucite. It is a white solid with low solubility in water (). Magnesium hydroxide is a common component of antacids, such as milk ...

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Magnesium silicate Talc, or talcum, is a clay mineral, composed of hydrated magnesium silicate with the chemical formula Mg3Si4O10(OH)2. Talc in powdered form, often combined with corn starch, is used as baby powder. This mineral is used as a thickening agent a ...

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Aluminium Aluminium (aluminum in American and Canadian English) is a chemical element with the symbol Al and atomic number 13. Aluminium has a density lower than those of other common metals, at approximately one third that of steel. I ...
compounds

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Aluminium hydroxide Aluminium hydroxide, Al(OH)3, is found in nature as the mineral gibbsite (also known as hydrargillite) and its three much rarer polymorphs: bayerite, doyleite, and nordstrandite. Aluminium hydroxide is amphoteric, i.e., it has both basic an ...

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Aluminium phosphate Aluminium phosphate is a chemical compound. In nature it occurs as the mineral berlinite. Many synthetic forms of aluminium phosphate are known. They have framework structures similar to zeolites and some are used as catalysts, ion-exchangers or ...

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Dihydroxialumini sodium carbonate Carbaldrate (dihydroxyaluminum sodium carbonate) is an antacid An antacid is a substance which neutralizes stomach acidity and is used to relieve heartburn, indigestion or an upset stomach. Some antacids have been used in the treatment of c ...

:A02AB05 Aluminium acetoacetate :A02AB06 Aloglutamol :A02AB07 Aluminium glycinate :A02AB10 Combinations

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Calcium Calcium is a chemical element with the symbol Ca and atomic number 20. As an alkaline earth metal, calcium is a reactive metal that forms a dark oxide-nitride layer when exposed to air. Its physical and chemical properties are most similar t ...
compounds

:A02AC01 Calcium carbonate :A02AC02 Calcium silicate :A02AC10 Combinations

A02AD Combinations and complexes of aluminium, calcium and magnesium compounds

:A02AD01 Ordinary salt combinations :A02AD02 Magaldrate :A02AD03

Almagate Almagate (trade name Almax) is an aluminium- and magnesium-containing antacid. It was first described in 1984. Adverse effects Almagate is well tolerated. In a clinical trial, the most common adverse drug reaction, adverse effects were diarrhea ...

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Hydrotalcite Hydrotalcite or formerly also Völknerite is a layered double hydroxide (LDH) of general formula ·4, whose name is derived from its resemblance with talc and its high water content. Multiple structures containing loosely bound carbonate ions ex ...

:A02AD05 Almasilate

A02AF Antacids with antiflatulents

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antiflatulent An antiflatulent (or deflatulent) agent is a drug used for the alleviation or prevention of excessive intestinal gas, i.e., flatulence. Mechanisms of action Preventing gas * Enzymes – Enzyme-based dietary supplements break down indigestibl ...

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A02AG Antacids with antispasmodics

A02AH Antacids with sodium bicarbonate

A02AX Antacids, other combinations

A02B Drugs for
peptic ulcer Peptic ulcer disease (PUD) is a break in the inner lining of the stomach, the first part of the small intestine, or sometimes the lower esophagus. An ulcer in the stomach is called a gastric ulcer, while one in the first part of the intestines ...
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gastro-oesophageal reflux disease Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) or gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) is one of the upper gastrointestinal chronic diseases where stomach content persistently and regularly flows up into the esophagus, resulting in symptoms and/ ...
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H2-receptor antagonist H2 antagonists, sometimes referred to as H2RAs and also called H2 blockers, are a class of medications that block the action of histamine at the histamine H2 receptors of the parietal cells in the stomach. This decreases the production of st ...
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:A02BA01 Cimetidine :A02BA02

Ranitidine Ranitidine, sold under the brand name Zantac among others, is a medication used to decrease stomach acid production. It is commonly used in treatment of peptic ulcer disease, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and Zollinger–Ellison syndrome ...

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Famotidine Famotidine, sold under the brand name Pepcid among others, is a histamine H2 receptor antagonist medication that decreases stomach acid production. It is used to treat peptic ulcer disease, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and Zollinger-Elli ...

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Nizatidine Nizatidine is a histamine H2 receptor antagonist that inhibits stomach acid production, and is commonly used in the treatment of peptic ulcer disease and gastroesophageal reflux disease. It was patented in 1980 and approved for medical use i ...

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Roxatidine Roxatidine acetate is a specific and competitive histamine H2 receptor antagonist drug that is used to treat gastric ulcers, Zollinger–Ellison syndrome, erosive esophagitis, gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, and gastritis.BioSpectrum Bureau 1 ...

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Lafutidine Lafutidine (INN) is a second generation histamine H2 receptor antagonist having multimodal mechanism of action and used to treat gastrointestinal disorders. It is marketed in South Korea, Japan and India. Medical use Lafutidine is used to trea ...

:A02BA51 Cimetidine, combinations :A02BA53

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A02BB Prostaglandins

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Misoprostol Misoprostol is a synthetic prostaglandin medication used to prevent and treat stomach and duodenal ulcers, induce labor, cause an abortion, and treat postpartum bleeding due to poor contraction of the uterus. Misoprostol is taken by mouth w ...

:A02BB02 Enprostil

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Proton pump inhibitor Proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) are a class of medications that cause a profound and prolonged reduction of stomach acid production. They do so by irreversibly inhibiting the stomach's H+/K+ ATPase proton pump. They are the most potent inhibitor ...
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Omeprazole Omeprazole, sold under the brand names Prilosec and Losec, among others, is a medication used in the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), peptic ulcer disease, and Zollinger–Ellison syndrome. It is also used to prevent upp ...

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Pantoprazole Pantoprazole, sold under the brand name Protonix, among others, is a proton pump inhibitor used for the treatment of stomach ulcers, short-term treatment of erosive esophagitis due to gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), maintenance of heali ...

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Lansoprazole Lansoprazole, sold under the brand name Prevacid among others, is a medication which reduces stomach acid. It is used to treat peptic ulcer disease, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and Zollinger–Ellison syndrome. Effectiveness is similar to ...

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Rabeprazole Rabeprazole, sold under the brand name Aciphex, among others, is a medication that decreases stomach acid. It is used to treat peptic ulcer disease, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and excess stomach acid production such as in Zollinger–Elli ...

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Esomeprazole Esomeprazole, sold under the brand name Nexium among others, is a medication which reduces stomach acid. It is used to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease, peptic ulcer disease, and Zollinger–Ellison syndrome. Effectiveness is similar to ...

:A02BC06 Dexlansoprazole :A02BC07 Dexrabeprazole :A02BC08 Vonoprazan :A02BC09 Tegoprazan :A02BC53 Lansoprazole, combinations :A02BC54 Rabeprazole, combinations

A02BD Combinations for eradication of ''
Helicobacter pylori ''Helicobacter pylori'', previously known as ''Campylobacter pylori'', is a gram-negative, microaerophilic, spiral (helical) bacterium usually found in the stomach. Its helical shape (from which the genus name, helicobacter, derives) is thoug ...
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amoxicillin Amoxicillin is an antibiotic medication used to treat a number of bacterial infections. These include middle ear infection, strep throat, pneumonia, skin infections, and urinary tract infections among others. It is taken by mouth, or less c ...

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metronidazole Metronidazole, sold under the brand name Flagyl among others, is an antibiotic and antiprotozoal medication. It is used either alone or with other antibiotics to treat pelvic inflammatory disease, endocarditis, and bacterial vaginosis. It i ...

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tetracycline Tetracycline, sold under various brand names, is an oral antibiotic in the tetracyclines family of medications, used to treat a number of infections, including acne, cholera, brucellosis, plague, malaria, and syphilis. Common side effects in ...

and metronidazole :A02BD03 Lansoprazole, amoxicillin and metronidazole :A02BD04

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clarithromycin Clarithromycin, sold under the brand name Biaxin among others, is an antibiotic used to treat various bacterial infections. This includes strep throat, pneumonia, skin infections, '' H. pylori'' infection, and Lyme disease, among others. Clarith ...

:A02BD05 Omeprazole, amoxicillin and clarithromycin :A02BD06

, amoxicillin and clarithromycin :A02BD07 Lansoprazole, amoxicillin and clarithromycin :A02BD08 Bismuth subcitrate, tetracycline and metronidazole :A02BD09 Lansoprazole, clarithromycin and tinidazole :A02BD10 Lansoprazole, amoxicillin and

levofloxacin Levofloxacin, sold under the brand name Levaquin among others, is an antibiotic medication. It is used to treat a number of bacterial infections including acute bacterial sinusitis, pneumonia, H. pylori (in combination with other medications), ...

:A02BD11 Pantoprazole, amoxicillin, clarithromycin and metronidazole :A02BD12 Rabeprazole, amoxicillin and clarithromycin :A02BD13 Rabeprazole, amoxicillin and metronidazole :A02BD14 Vonoprazan, amoxicillin and clarithromycin :A02BD15 Vonoprazan, amoxicillin and metronidazole :A02BD16 Omeprazole, amoxicillin and rifabutin

A02BX Other drugs for peptic ulcer and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD)

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Carbenoxolone Carbenoxolone (CBX) is a glycyrrhetinic acid derivative with a steroid-like structure, similar to substances found in the root of the licorice plant. Carbenoxolone is used for the treatment of peptic, esophageal and oral ulceration and inflammat ...

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Sucralfate Sucralfate, sold under various brand names, is a medication used to treat stomach ulcers, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), radiation proctitis, and stomach inflammation and to prevent stress ulcers. Its usefulness in people infected by ...

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Pirenzepine Pirenzepine (Gastrozepin), an M1 selective antagonist, is used in the treatment of peptic ulcers, as it reduces gastric acid secretion and reduces muscle spasm. It is in a class of drugs known as muscarinic receptor antagonists - acetylchol ...

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Proglumide Proglumide (Milid) is a drug that inhibits gastrointestinal motility and reduces gastric secretions. It acts as a cholecystokinin antagonist, which blocks both the CCKA and CCKB subtypes. It was used mainly in the treatment of stomach ulcers, ...

:A02BX07 Gefarnate :A02BX08 Sulglicotide :A02BX09 Acetoxolone :A02BX10 Zolimidine :A02BX11 Troxipide :A02BX12

Bismuth subnitrate Bismuth oxynitrate is the name applied to a number of compounds that contain bismuth, Bi3+, nitrate ions and oxide ions and which can be considered as compounds formed from Bi2O3, N2O5 and H2O. Other names for bismuth oxynitrate include bismuth ...

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Alginic acid Alginic acid, also called algin, is a naturally occurring, edible polysaccharide found in brown algae. It is hydrophilic and forms a viscous gum when hydrated. With metals such as sodium and calcium, its salts are known as alginates. Its colou ...

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, combinations with psycholeptics :A02BX77 Gefarnate, combinations with psycholeptics

A02X Other drugs for acid related disorders

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