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For the most important antacids see Table 1.
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Overview of the most important antacids and their dosage
Group/Active substance |
Dosage |
Finished preparation |
Aluminium compounds | ||
Aluminium hydroxide |
3-4 times/day 2 tbl. p.o. after meals |
Tepilta |
Magnesium compounds | ||
Magnesium carbonate |
If required, chew or suck 1-2 tbl. finely |
Palmicol |
Aluminium-Magnesium Compounds | ||
Hydrotalcite |
1-2 h after the meals 2 tbl. p.o. each |
Talcid |
Magaldrate |
4 times/day after meals 1-2 tbl. or 1 bag p.o. |
Riopan |
Carbaldrat |
1-2 tbl/teel/btl. between meals and before bed |
Compensation |
Silicates | ||
Aluminium magnesium silicopolyhydrate |
Chew 2-3 tbl. intensively several times a day |
Ultilac |
Aluminium magnesium silicate hydrate |
Suck or chew 1-2 tbl. several times a day |
Gelusil |
Combinations | ||
Aluminium hydroxide-magnesium hydroxide |
After the meals 1-2 tbl. or 1-2 bags p.o. |
Maaloxan |
Magnesium carbonate-calcium carbonate |
If required 1-2 tbl., up to 3 times/day p.o. |
Rennie |
aluminium-magnesium-silicate hydrate + milk powder |
Suck or chew 1-2 tbl. several times a day or dissolve and ingest the contents of 1-2 bags in ¼ glass of water |
Gelusil-Lac |
Significant interactions of antacids
Allopurinol |
Allopurinol level ↓, take antacid 3 hours before allopurinol |
Atenolol |
Atenolol Mirrors ↓ |
Biphosphonates |
Biphosphonate levels ↓ |
Chenodesoxycholic acid |
Chenodesoxycholic acid levels ↓ |
quinine |
quinine levels ↓ |
Cimetidine |
Cimetidine level ↓, take in 2 hours intervals |
Ciprofloxacin |
Ciprofloxacin levels ↓ |
Iron |
Iron Mirrors ↓ |
Cardiac glycosides |
Glycoside levels ↓ |
Hydroxychloroquine |
Hydroxychloroquine Mirror ↓, to be taken 4 hours apart |
Isoniazid |
Isoniazid mirror ↓ |
Itraconazole |
Itraconazole level ↓, to be taken 2 hours apart |
Ketoconazole |
Ketoconazole level ↓, to be taken 2 hours apart |
Misoprostol |
Misoprostol levels ↓ |
Food |
Fruit juices and wine increase toxicity of Al-containing antacids |
Sodium fluoride |
Sodium fluoride level ↓, take at intervals of 2 hours |
Ofloxacin |
Ofloxacin levels ↓ |
Propanolol |
Propanolol levels ↓ |
Phenytoin |
Phenytoin levels ↓ |
Rifampicin |
Rifampicin levels ↓ |
Tetracyclines |
Tetracycline level ↓, to be taken 3 hours apart |
Ursodeoxycholic acid |
Ursodeoxycholic acid levels ↓ |