Aluminium Hydroxide indications
Aluminium Hydroxide is a vaccine which helps prevent hepatitis A and typhoid
fever. Hepatitis A is an infectious illness of the liver caused by a virus.
Typhoid fever is an infectious illness caused by a type of bacteria called
Salmonella typhi.
This vaccine should only be given to adults and teenagers aged 15
years and above.
Uses of Aluminium Hydroxide in details
Aluminum hydroxide either alone or in combination with some other drugs is used to treat heartburn, upset or sour stomach, peptic ulcer and related pain, gastro esophageal reflux disease (GERD). It is also used in patients with kidney problems to reduce phosphate levels.
Aluminium Hydroxide description
A metallic element that has the atomic number 13, atomic symbol Al, and atomic weight 26.98. [PubChem]
Aluminium Hydroxide dosage
Oral
As an antacid
Adult: Up to 1 g daily.
Oral
Hyperphosphataemia in patients with chronic renal failure
Adult: Dose is adjusted to the individual patient's requirement. Up to 10 g/day may be given in divided doses with meals.
Max
Dosage: 10 g daily in divided doses.
Aluminium Hydroxide interactions
Using other medicines and vaccines
Please tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking or have recently
taken any other medicines including medicines obtained without
prescription. Aluminium Hydroxide can be given at the same time as most other
routine vaccines. The doctor will ensure that the vaccines are injected
separately and into different parts of the body. Aluminium Hydroxide must not be
mixed with other vaccines in the same syringe.
In particular talk to your doctor if:
• you are to be given ‘yellow fever vaccine
Aluminium Hydroxide side effects
Allergic reactions (these may occur with up to 1 in 10,000 doses of
the vaccine)
If you have an allergic reaction, see your doctor straight away. The
signs may include:
• your face swelling
• low blood pressure
• difficulty breathing
• your skin going blue
• loss of consciousness.
These signs usually start very soon after the injection has been given to
you. See a doctor straight away if they happen after leaving the clinic.
Other side effects include:
Very Common (these may occur with 1 in 10 doses or more of the
vaccine)
• pain and redness at the injection site
Common (these may occur with up to 1 in 10 doses of the vaccine)
• swelling at the injection site
• feeling generally unwell
• headache
• general aches
• a high temperature (fever)
• feeling sick
• itching.
Very Rare (these may occur with up to 1 in 10,000 doses of the vaccine)
• fainting
• skin rashes
• fits (convulsions)
• joint or muscle pains
• problems with your nerves, signs may include: pins and needles,
loss of feeling or numbness, problems moving your arms and legs or
difficulty with walking and moving about.
Aluminium Hydroxide contraindications
Aluminium Hydroxide should not be given if:
• you are allergic (hypersensitive) to Aluminium Hydroxide or any of the
ingredients (listed in Section 6)
• you are allergic (hypersensitive) to any other hepatitis A injection or
any other typhoid injection
• you are allergic to neomycin, an antibiotic used to treat skin infections
• you have a high temperature (fever).
Aluminium Hydroxide should not be given if any of the above applies to you. If you
are not sure, talk to your doctor or pharmacist before having Aluminium Hydroxide.
Active ingredient matches for Aluminium Hydroxide:
Aluminium Hydroxide
| Unit description / dosage (Manufacturer) | Price, USD |
| Suspension; Oral; Aluminum Hydroxide 4% | |
| Tablets, Film-Coated; Oral; Aluminum Hydroxide 600 mg | |
List of Aluminium Hydroxide substitutes (brand and generic names): | |
| Aluminio Hidroxido S.O. (Chile) | |
| Aluminum Gel (Taiwan) | |
| Aluminum Gel 300 mg x 1000's | |
| Alupectin (India) | |
| Alupectin Magnesium hydroxide 300 mg, Carboxymethylcellulose sodium40 mg, magnesium trisilicate600 mg, magnesium aluminiumsilicate 300 mg, Driedaluminium hydroxide 800 mg, Sorbitol 1.032 g/10 mL. SUSP / 200ml (Bio-Drug) | $ 0.43 |
| Alupectin Magnesium hydroxide 300 mg, Carboxymethylcellulose sodium40 mg, Magnesium trisilicate600 mg, Magnesium aluminiumsilicate 300 mg, Driedaluminium hydroxide 800 mg, Sorbitol 1.032 g/10 mL. SUSP / 400ml (Bio-Drug) | $ 0.78 |
| 200ml (Bio-Drug) | $ 0.43 |
| 400ml (Bio-Drug) | $ 0.78 |
| Suspension; Oral; Aluminum Hydroxide 800 mg; Aluminum Magnesium Silicate 300 mg; Carboxymethyl Cellulose Sodium 40 mg; Magnesium Hydroxide 300 mg; Magnesium Trisilicate 600 mg; Sorbitol 1.032 g / 10 ml (Bio-Drug) | |
| ALUPECTIN oral susp 200ml (Bio-Drug) | $ 0.43 |
| ALUPECTIN oral susp 400ml (Bio-Drug) | $ 0.78 |
| Alupectin-DGL (India) | |
| Alupectin-DGL Magnesium hydroxide 400 mg, Magnesium trisilicate 500 mg, Carboxymethylcellulose sodium40 mg, Liquorice 800 mg, Activated dimethicone 100 mg, Dried aluminium hydroxide 600mg, Sorbitol 1.032 g/10 mL. SUSP / 200ml (Bio-Drug) | $ 0.48 |
| Alupectin-DGL Magnesium hydroxide 400 mg, Magnesium trisilicate 500 mg, Carboxymethylcellulose sodium40 mg, Liquorice 800 mg, Activated dimethicone 100 mg, Dried aluminium hydroxide 600mg, Sorbitol 1.032 g/10 mL. SUSP / 400ml (Bio-Drug) | $ 0.80 |
| ALUPECTIN-DGL oral susp 200ml (Bio-Drug) | $ 0.48 |
| ALUPECTIN-DGL oral susp 400ml (Bio-Drug) | $ 0.80 |
| Alusal (Poland) | |
| Amcid-MPS (India) | |
| Amcid-MPS Dried aluminium hydroxide gel250 mg, simeticone 50 mg, magnesium hydroxide 250 mg/5mL. O-LQD / 170ml (Will Impex) | $ 0.78 |
| AMCID-MPS oral liqd 170ml (Will Impex) | $ 0.78 |
| Antagit-DS (India) | |
| Antagit-DS Aluminium hydroxide 400 mg, Magnesium hydroxide 400 mg, Simethicone 50 mg/5 mL. GEL / 170ml (Leben Labs) | $ 0.51 |
| Antagit-DS Aluminium hydroxide 400 mg, Magnesium hydroxide 400 mg, Simethicone 50 mg/5 mL. GEL / 350ml (Leben Labs) | $ 0.84 |
| 170ml (Leben Labs) | $ 0.51 |
| 350ml (Leben Labs) | $ 0.84 |
| ANTAGIT-DS oral gel 170ml (Leben Labs) | $ 0.51 |
| ANTAGIT-DS oral gel 350ml (Leben Labs) | $ 0.84 |
| Anti-Phosphat Gry (Austria) | |
| Antiphosphat (Germany) | |
| Atocid GEL (India) | |
| Atocid GEL Simethicone 50 mg, Driedaluminium hydroxide 250 mg, Magnesium hydroxide 250 mg/10mL. SUSP / 170ml (ATOZ) | $ 0.42 |
| 170ml (ATOZ) | $ 0.42 |
| ATOCID GEL oral susp 170ml (ATOZ) | $ 0.42 |
| Belief GEL (India) | |
| Belief GEL Oxetacaine 10 mg, Aluminiumhydroxide 0.291 mg, Driedaluminium hydroxide 98 mg. SYR / 200ml (Symbiosis) | $ 0.72 |
| 200ml (Symbiosis) | $ 0.72 |
| BELIEF GEL 10MG/291MG/98MG SUSPENSION 1 bottle / 200 ML suspension each (Symbiosis) | $ 0.89 |
| BELIEF GEL oral gel 200ml (Symbiosis) | $ 0.72 |
| C-CID (India) | |
| C-CID Aluminium hydroxide 200 mg, Magnesium hydroxide 200 mg, Simethicone 50 mg. SUSP / 170ml (Corona) | |
| 170ml (Corona) | |
| C-CID oral susp 170ml (Corona) | |
| Camegel-MPS (India) | |
| Camegel-MPS Magnesium hydroxide 250 mg, Dried aluminium hydroxide 250mg, Simeticone 50 mg/5 mL. SUSP / 170ml (Radicura) | $ 0.46 |
| Camegel-MPS Magnesium hydroxide 250 mg, Dried aluminium hydroxide 250mg, Simeticone 50 mg/5 mL. SUSP / 400ml (Radicura) | $ 1.06 |
| 170ml (Radicura) | $ 0.46 |
| 400ml (Radicura) | $ 1.06 |
| CAMEGEL-MPS oral susp 170ml (Radicura) | $ 0.52 |
| CAMEGEL-MPS oral susp 400ml (Radicura) | $ 1.06 |
| Cardiocid (India) | |
| Cardiocid Aluminum hydroxide gel, dried600 mg, magnesium hydroxide250 mg, simethicone 50 mg/10mL. O-SUSP / 200ml (Olcare (Cardium)) | $ 0.71 |
| CARDIOCID oral susp 200ml (Olcare (Cardium)) | $ 0.71 |
See 430 substitutes for Aluminium Hydroxide | |
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