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Aluminum Hydroxide and Magnesium Carbonate Brand Names
Acid Gone | Alenic Alka | Foaming Antacid | Gaviscon | Gaviscon Extra Strength | Genaton
What is Aluminum Hydroxide and Magnesium Carbonate
Aluminum hydroxide; magnesium carbonate is an oral combination product used as an antacid for temporary relief of symptoms associated with gastric acidity.
The side effects of constipation from aluminum and diarrhea from magnesium are dose related, and the combination of aluminum hydroxide and magnesium carbonate allows for a potent acid neutralizing capacity with lower doses of each agent.
Aluminum and magnesium combinations are the most commonly used commercial antacids.
Aluminum hydroxide and magnesium carbonate is commercially available in an oral suspension and oral tablet form.
Some products also contain the ingredient alginic acid that creates a viscous foam barrier that floats on the top of stomach contents.
This is purported to be useful in gastroesophageal reflux, although the FDA considers alginic acid to be of questionable value.
Gaviscon(R) Regular Strength Liquid was approved by the FDA in 1978; Gaviscon(R) Extra Strength Tablets were approved by the FDA in 1988; and Gaviscon(R) Extra Strength Liquid was approved by the FDA in 1989.
Indications
- dyspepsia
- gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- pyrosis (heartburn)
Side Effects
- anorexia
- constipation
- dehydration
- diarrhea
- diuresis
- encephalopathy
- GI obstruction
- hemorrhoids
- hypercalcemia
- hypermagnesemia
- hypophosphatemia
- hypotension
- impaired cognition
- malaise
- nausea
- nephrolithiasis
- osteomalacia
- osteoporosis
- vomiting
- weakness
Monitoring Parameters
- serum magnesium
Contraindications
- ascites
- breast-feeding
- children
- colostomy
- constipation
- diarrhea
- diverticulitis
- fecal impaction
- geriatric
- GI bleeding
- GI obstruction
- heart failure
- hemorrhoids
- hepatic disease
- hypermagnesemia
- hypophosphatemia
- ileostomy
- ileus
- infants
- neonates
- pregnancy
- renal disease
- renal failure
- renal impairment
Interactions
- Abacavir; Dolutegravir; Lamivudine
- Acalabrutinib
- Acetaminophen
- Acetaminophen; Aspirin, ASA; Caffeine
- Acetaminophen; Butalbital
- Acetaminophen; Butalbital; Caffeine
- Acetaminophen; Butalbital; Caffeine; Codeine
- Acetaminophen; Caffeine
- Acetaminophen; Caffeine; Dihydrocodeine
- Acetaminophen; Caffeine; Magnesium Salicylate; Phenyltoloxamine
- Acetaminophen; Caffeine; Phenyltoloxamine; Salicylamide
- Acetaminophen; Chlorpheniramine; Dextromethorphan; Phenylephrine
- Acetaminophen; Chlorpheniramine; Dextromethorphan; Pseudoephedrine
- Acetaminophen; Chlorpheniramine; Phenylephrine; Phenyltoloxamine
- Acetaminophen; Codeine
- Acetaminophen; Dextromethorphan
- Acetaminophen; Dextromethorphan; Doxylamine
- Acetaminophen; Dextromethorphan; Guaifenesin; Phenylephrine
- Acetaminophen; Dextromethorphan; Phenylephrine
- Acetaminophen; Dextromethorphan; Pseudoephedrine
- Acetaminophen; Dichloralphenazone; Isometheptene
- Acetaminophen; Diphenhydramine
- Acetaminophen; Guaifenesin; Phenylephrine
- Acetaminophen; Hydrocodone
- Acetaminophen; Oxycodone
- Acetaminophen; Pentazocine
- Acetaminophen; Propoxyphene
- Acetaminophen; Pseudoephedrine
- Acetaminophen; Tramadol
- Acidifying Agents
- Acrivastine; Pseudoephedrine
- Alendronate; Cholecalciferol
- Allopurinol
- Amlodipine; Atorvastatin
- Amphetamines
- Amprenavir
- Anticholinergics
- Ascorbic Acid, Vitamin C
- Atazanavir
- Atazanavir; Cobicistat
- Atenolol
- Atenolol; Chlorthalidone
- Atorvastatin
- Atorvastatin; Ezetimibe
- Atropine; Benzoic Acid; Hyoscyamine; Methenamine; Methylene Blue; Phenyl Salicylate
- Azithromycin
- Baloxavir Marboxil
- Benzhydrocodone; Acetaminophen
- Benzoic Acid; Hyoscyamine; Methenamine; Methylene Blue; Phenyl Salicylate
- Bictegravir; Emtricitabine; Tenofovir Alafenamide
- Bisacodyl
- Bismuth Subcitrate Potassium; Metronidazole; Tetracycline
- Bismuth Subsalicylate; Metronidazole; Tetracycline
- Bisphosphonates
- Bosutinib
- Brompheniramine; Hydrocodone; Pseudoephedrine
- Brompheniramine; Pseudoephedrine
- Budesonide
- Budesonide; Formoterol
- Calcium; Vitamin D
- Capecitabine
- Captopril
- Captopril; Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ
- Carbetapentane; Pseudoephedrine
- Carbinoxamine; Dextromethorphan; Pseudoephedrine
- Carbinoxamine; Hydrocodone; Pseudoephedrine
- Carbinoxamine; Pseudoephedrine
- Cardiac glycosides
- Cefdinir
- Cefditoren
- Cefpodoxime
- Cefuroxime
- Cetirizine; Pseudoephedrine
- Chenodiol
- Chlophedianol; Dexchlorpheniramine; Pseudoephedrine
- Chloroquine
- Chlorpheniramine; Dihydrocodeine; Pseudoephedrine
- Chlorpheniramine; Guaifenesin; Hydrocodone; Pseudoephedrine
- Chlorpheniramine; Hydrocodone; Pseudoephedrine
- Chlorpheniramine; Pseudoephedrine
- Chlorpromazine
- Cholic Acid
- Ciprofloxacin
- Citric Acid; Potassium Citrate
- Citric Acid; Potassium Citrate; Sodium Citrate
- Citric Acid; Sodium Citrate
- Conjugated Estrogens; Bazedoxifene
- Cysteamine
- Dasatinib
- Deferasirox
- Deferiprone
- Delafloxacin
- Delavirdine
- Demeclocycline
- Desloratadine; Pseudoephedrine
- Dexchlorpheniramine; Dextromethorphan; Pseudoephedrine
- Dexmethylphenidate
- Dextromethorphan; Guaifenesin; Pseudoephedrine
- Dextromethorphan; Quinidine
- Diazepam
- Didanosine, ddI
- Diflunisal
- Dihydrocodeine; Guaifenesin; Pseudoephedrine
- Diphenhydramine; Naproxen
- Dirithromycin
- Dolutegravir
- Dolutegravir; Lamivudine
- Dolutegravir; Rilpivirine
- Doxycycline
- Eltrombopag
- Elvitegravir
- Elvitegravir; Cobicistat; Emtricitabine; Tenofovir Alafenamide
- Elvitegravir; Cobicistat; Emtricitabine; Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate
- Emtricitabine; Rilpivirine; Tenofovir alafenamide
- Emtricitabine; Rilpivirine; Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate
- Erdafitinib
- Ergocalciferol, Vitamin D2
- Erlotinib
- Esomeprazole; Naproxen
- Ethambutol
- Ethinyl Estradiol; Norethindrone Acetate; Ferrous fumarate
- Ethinyl Estradiol; Norethindrone; Ferrous fumarate
- Ethotoin
- Ezetimibe
- Ezetimibe; Simvastatin
- Fexofenadine
- Fexofenadine; Pseudoephedrine
- Fosamprenavir
- Fosinopril
- Fosinopril; Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ
- Gabapentin
- Gastrointestinal Enzymes
- Gefitinib
- Gemifloxacin
- Glipizide
- Glipizide; Metformin
- Glyburide
- Glyburide; Metformin
- Guaifenesin; Hydrocodone; Pseudoephedrine
- Guaifenesin; Pseudoephedrine
- Halofantrine
- Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ; Propranolol
- Hydrocodone; Potassium Guaiacolsulfonate; Pseudoephedrine
- Hydrocodone; Pseudoephedrine
- Hydroxychloroquine
- Hyoscyamine; Methenamine; Methylene Blue; Phenyl Salicylate; Sodium Biphosphate
- Ibuprofen; Pseudoephedrine
- Indomethacin
- Iron
- Iron Salts
- Isoniazid, INH; Pyrazinamide, PZA; Rifampin
- Isoniazid, INH; Rifampin
- Itraconazole
- Ketoconazole
- Lactulose
- Lansoprazole; Naproxen
- Ledipasvir; Sofosbuvir
- Lesinurad; Allopurinol
- Levofloxacin
- Levothyroxine
- Levothyroxine; Liothyronine (Porcine)
- Levothyroxine; Liothyronine (Synthetic)
- Liothyronine
- Loratadine; Pseudoephedrine
- Magnesium Citrate
- Mefenamic Acid
- Mefloquine
- Mesalamine, 5-ASA
- Methenamine
- Methenamine; Sodium Acid Phosphate
- Methenamine; Sodium Acid Phosphate; Methylene Blue; Hyoscyamine
- Methylphenidate
- Minocycline
- Moxifloxacin
- Mycophenolate
- Naproxen
- Naproxen; Pseudoephedrine
- Naproxen; Sumatriptan
- Neratinib
- Nilotinib
- Nitrofurantoin
- Norfloxacin
- Ofloxacin
- Omadacycline
- Pancrelipase
- Pazopanib
- Penicillamine
- Pexidartinib
- Phenytoin
- Phosphorus
- Polyethylene Glycol; Electrolytes; Bisacodyl
- Polysaccharide-Iron Complex
- Ponatinib
- Potassium Bicarbonate
- Potassium Chloride
- Potassium Citrate
- Propranolol
- Pseudoephedrine
- Quinidine
- Quinine
- Raltegravir
- Rifampin
- Rilpivirine
- Riociguat
- Rosuvastatin
- Sarecycline
- Sodium Ferric Gluconate Complex; ferric pyrophosphate citrate
- Sodium Fluoride
- Sodium Polystyrene Sulfonate
- Sofosbuvir; Velpatasvir
- Sofosbuvir; Velpatasvir; Voxilaprevir
- Sotalol
- Sucralfate
- Tacrolimus
- Tetracycline
- Thyroid hormones
- Ticlopidine
- Tipranavir
- Trospium
- Ursodeoxycholic Acid, Ursodiol
- Valproic Acid, Divalproex Sodium
- Vitamin D
- Vitamin D analogs
- Zalcitabine, ddC
