Antacid Flashcards
Aluminium hydroxide
Antacid
- heartburn, peptic ulcers, dyspepsia
Neutralise gastric acid secretion
- Constipation, nausea, headache
magnesium hydroxide
Antacid
- heartburn, peptic ulcers, dyspepsia
Neutralise gastric acid secretion
- Diarrhoea, nausea, headache
Alginates (e.g. Gaviscon)
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
Bismuth compounds
Antacid
- To protect or promote formation off mucosal layer
stimulates mucosal bicarbonate and prostagladin production
- nausea vomiting , blackening tongue and faeces
Sucralfate
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
Misoprostol
Antacid
- Gastric ulcers, To protect or promote formation off mucosal layer
synthetic analogue of prostaglandin.
- diarrhoea, abdo cramps