Antacid Flashcards

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Aluminium hydroxide

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Antacid
- heartburn, peptic ulcers, dyspepsia

Neutralise gastric acid secretion
- Constipation, nausea, headache

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magnesium hydroxide

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Antacid
- heartburn, peptic ulcers, dyspepsia

Neutralise gastric acid secretion
- Diarrhoea, nausea, headache

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Alginates (e.g. Gaviscon)

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Antacid, alginate
- Heartburn, Acid reflux
(common choice during pregnancy)

reacts with acid and produces a viscous jelly which floats of aqueous solutions, providing a barrier to reduce reflux.
- gi, nausea, headache

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Bismuth compounds

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Antacid
- To protect or promote formation off mucosal layer

stimulates mucosal bicarbonate and prostagladin production
- nausea vomiting , blackening tongue and faeces

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Sucralfate

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Antacid
- To protect or promote formation off mucosal layer

binds to proteins in ulcer base, forms protective barrier against bile acid and pepsin.
- dizzy, rash , nausea

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Misoprostol

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Antacid
- Gastric ulcers, To protect or promote formation off mucosal layer

synthetic analogue of prostaglandin.
- diarrhoea, abdo cramps

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