Preferred Label : Magnesium Hydroxide/Aluminum Hydroxide/Simethicone Suspension;
NCIt synonyms : Magnesium Hydroxide Aluminum Hydroxide Simethicone Suspension;
NCIt definition : An oral suspension containing magnesium hydroxide, aluminum hydroxide and simethicone
with antacid activity. Both magnesium hydroxide and aluminum hydroxide react with
excess acid in the stomach thereby neutralizing gastric acid. Simethicone, a mixture
of polydimethylsiloxane and silica gel, reduces the surface tension of gas bubbles,
promoting gas bubble coalescence and so intestinal gas transit and evacuation.;
Origin ID : C78462;
UMLS CUI : C2698004;
Semantic type(s)
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