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Brand Name: Almagel
Manufactured: Balkanpharma
Active Ingradients: Aluminium oxide, Magnesium oxide
Therapeutic actions: Almagel is a product reducing the enhanced gastric acidity. It has local action on the gastric mucosa, protecting it from the irritating action of the stomach acids and other harmful substances and foodstuffs, decreases the activity of pepsin.
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| ALMAGEL(Oral Suspension 170 ml) |
Bottle |
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8.50 $ |
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What is it used for?
• To treat gastric hypersecretion, Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, multiple endocrine adenoma, refluxus-oesophagitis, hyperphosphatemia (not recommended in patients with renal insufficiency due to aluminium’s nephrotoxicity)
• Antacids are taken by mouth to relieve heartburn, sour stomach, or acid indigestion.
• Some antacid combinations also contain simethicone, which may relieve the symptoms of excess gas.
• Antacids alone or in combination with simethicone may also be used to treat the symptoms of stomach or duodenal ulcers.
Contraindications and cautions:
Hypersensitivity to any of the components of the drug; Grave habitual constipation; symptoms of acute appendicitis; metabolic alkalosis; hepatic cirrhosis; severe congestive cardiac insufficiency; pregnancy toxicosis; ulcerous colitis; diverticulosis, colostomy or ileostomy (the risk of hydro- and electrolyte disbalance is increased); chronic diarrhoea; haemorrhoids (because of the risk of aggravation); intolerance to aluminium- and magnesium-containing medications; renal insufficiency (due to the risk of hypermagnesiemia and aluminium intoxication). Though the role of aluminium in the progress of Alzheimer’s disease is not clear (aluminium is accumulated in certain neural structures), the administration of aluminium-containing drugs in this case is not recommended.
Don’t use this medicine if you have ever had any unusual or allergic reaction to aluminum-, calcium-, magnesium-, simethicone-, or sodium bicarbonate-containing medicines.
Long-term administration during pregnancy and in the period of lactation is not recommended.
Side effects: Almagel is well tolerated. Occasionally constipation may occur. In single cases nausea, vomiting, gastric spasms, altered taste in the mouth; hypermagnesiemia have been reported. Long-term administration in patients with renal insufficiency undergoing dialysis treatment may cause neurotoxicity (changes in the mood and mental activity). The following side effects are rare: bone pain; constipation (severe and continuing); mood or mental changes; muscle weakness; swelling of wrists or ankles; weight loss (unusual), Dizziness or lightheadedness; feeling of discomfort (continuing); irregular heartbeat; loss of appetite (continuing); mood or mental changes; muscle weakness; unusual tiredness or weakness;
Other side effects not listed above may also occur in some patients. If you notice any other effects, check with your doctor.
Interactions: Almagel changes the acidity (pH) in the stomach which may affect the rate of absorption, bioavailability, maximum plasma concentration and excretion of a large number of simultaneously administered medications. The drug reduces the absorption of H2-blockers, digitalis glycosides, iron salts, lithium-containing preparations, quinidine, mexiletine, phenothiazines, tetracyclins, ciprofloxacin, isoniazide and ketoconazole. The decreased absorption of these agents is associated with the formation of insoluble complexes and/or the elevated values of pH (alkalisation) in the stomach. In concomitant administration with enterosolvent preparations the increased alkaline pH in the stomach can lead to a more rapid destruction of the enterosolvent coating, which may cause irritation of the stomach and duodenum.
Inform your doctor what medicines you are already taking, including those bought without a prescription and herbal medicines, before you start treatment with this medicine.
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