Syrup Magnesium Trisilicate:
- Mg Carbonate Light / Mg Trisilicate / Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate – all at 250mg/5ml
- Mg Trisilicate 250mg, Dried Aluminium Hydroxide 120mg
Children
- Antacids are appropriate for short-term relief of heartburn in older children, adolescents, or adults with infrequent symptoms (less than once a week).
- The efficacy and safety of antacids have not been well-studied, and chronic use is generally not recommended, especially in infants due to potential complications such as hypophosphatemic rickets
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5-12
years: 5-10ml with water, TDS or as required
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12-18
years: 10-20ml with water, TDS or as required
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CHILD
over 6 years: 1 tablet to be taken 3-4 times a day
Pregnancy & Lactation
- Only limited data exist concerning the effects of antacids on the fetus with no controlled trials of efficacy.
- Magnesium-, aluminium-, or calcium-containing antacids are not teratogeneic in animal studies although 15-30% of magnesium and a smaller percentage of aluminium preparations are absorbed after reacting with hydrochloric acid.
- analysis of individual antacids (aluminium hydroxide, sodium bicarbonate, magnesium trisilicate and calcium carbonate) found no association with increased congenital anomalies.
- A recent European consensus conference recommended calcium/magnesium-based antacids for pregnant women because of their safety profile
- Antacids should be taken at a different time than supplemental iron, because normal gastric acid facilitates the absorption of iron.
References:
3. https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/medicine/25289
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