Moderal indications
Moderal 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 Moderal 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.
Moderal description
A metallic element that has the atomic number 13, atomic symbol Al, and atomic weight 26.98. [PubChem]
Moderal 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.
Moderal 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. Moderal 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. Moderal 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
Moderal 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.
Moderal contraindications
Moderal should not be given if:
• you are allergic (hypersensitive) to Moderal 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).
Moderal 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 Moderal.
Active ingredient matches for Moderal:
Aluminium Hydroxide in Uruguay.
List of Moderal substitutes (brand and generic names) | Sort by popularity |
Unit description / dosage (Manufacturer) | Price, USD |
Mod's Antacid (India) | |
MOD'S ANTACID syr 170ml (ModHike) | $ 0.54 |
Multicaine (India) | |
Multicaine Oxetacaine 10 mg, aluminiumhydroxide 0.291 g, magnesiumhydroxide 98 mg/5 mL. O-GEL / 200ml (Intas) | $ 0.75 |
MULTICAINE ORAL GEL 1 bottle / 200 ML oral gel each (Intas) | $ 0.29 |
MULTICAINE oral gel 200ml (Intas) | $ 0.75 |
N-CID (India) | |
N-CID Dried aluminium hydroxide gel200 mg, Magnesium hydroxide200 mg, Activated dimeticone25 mg/5 mL. GEL / 170ml (Willow) | $ 0.54 |
170ml (Willow) | $ 0.54 |
N-CID oral gel 170ml (Willow) | $ 0.54 |
Neo-Vis (Taiwan) | |
Neo-Vis 200 mg x 168's | |
Neo-Vis 200 mg x 1000's | |
Newcain (India) | |
Newcain Oxethazaine10mg, Al/ OH30.291mg, Mg/ OH298mg GEL / 170ml (Intra Labs) | $ 0.56 |
170ml (Intra Labs) | $ 0.56 |
Newcain Oxethazaine 10mg, Al/ OH3 0.291mg, Mg/ OH2 98mg GEL / 170ml (Intra Labs) | $ 0.56 |
NEWCAIN oral gel 170ml (Intra Labs) | $ 1.02 |
Newcid (India) | |
Newcid Activated dimethicone 50 mg, Magnesium hydroxide 250 mg, Dried aluminium hydroxide 250mg. SYR / 170ml (BMW Pharmaco India Pvt Ltd) | $ 0.58 |
170ml (BMW Pharmaco India Pvt Ltd) | $ 0.58 |
Newcid 170 ml Suspension (BMW Pharmaco India Pvt Ltd) | $ 0.02 |
NEWCID oral susp 170ml (BMW Pharmaco India Pvt Ltd) | $ 0.73 |
Nomorcid-MPS (India) | |
Nomorcid-MPS Dried Al/ OH3 gel250mg, Mg/ OH2250mg, Simethicone50mg SUSP / 170ml (Acto) | $ 0.60 |
170ml (Acto) | $ 0.60 |
Nomorcid-MPS Dried aluminium hydroxide gel250 mg, magnesium hydroxide250 mg, simethicone 50 mg. SUSP / 170ml (Acto) | $ 0.60 |
Nomorcid-MPS Dried Al/ OH3 gel250mg, Mg/ OH2 250mg, Simethicone 50mg SUSP / 170ml (Acto) | $ 0.60 |
NOMORCID-MPS oral susp 170ml (Acto) | $ 0.60 |
Norumo (South Korea) | |
Nutracid-O (India) | |
Nutracid-O Aluminum hydroxide gel, dried291 mg, magnesium hydroxide 98mg, oxethazaine 10 mg/5 mL. O-SUSP / 170ml (Olcare) | $ 0.71 |
NUTRACID-O oral susp 170ml (Olcare) | $ 0.71 |
OAM (India) | |
OAM Aluminium hydroxide 291 mg, Oxetacaine 10 mg, Magnesiumhydroxide 98 mg. GEL / 170ml (Daffohils) | |
170ml (Daffohils) | |
OAM oral gel 170ml (Daffohils) | |
Omcare GEL (India) | |
Omcare GEL Dried aluminium hydroxide 200mg, Magnesium hydroxide 200mg, Simethicone 25 mg. SUSP / 170ml (Medico HC) | $ 0.47 |
170ml (Medico HC) | $ 0.47 |
OMCARE GEL oral susp 170ml (Medico HC) | $ 0.47 |
Onyx Gel (India) | |
Onyx Gel Dried aluminium hydroxide 250mg, simethicone 25 mg, magnesium hydroxide 250 mg. O-SUSP / 170ml (Tulip) | |
ONYX GEL oral susp 170ml (Tulip) | |
Orbits (India) | |
Orbits Aluminium hydroxide gel, Magnesium hydroxide 200 mg, Activated methylpolysiloxane30 mg. GEL / 200ml (Pharmed Limited) | $ 0.07 |
200ml (Pharmed Limited) | $ 0.07 |
Orbits 30+200 Gel (Pharmed Limited) | $ 0.02 |
ORBITS oral gel 200ml (Pharmed Limited) | $ 0.07 |
Oshrid (India) | |
Oshrid Oxetacaine 10 mg, Driedaluminium hydroxide Gel 0.291gm, Magnesium hydroxide 98 mg. SUSP / 170ml (Mystico) | $ 0.67 |
170ml (Mystico) | $ 0.67 |
OSHRID oral susp 170ml (Mystico) | $ 0.67 |
Oxycane Gel (India) | |
Oxycane Gel Oxetacaine10mg, Al/ OH30.291g, Mg/ OH298mg GEL / 170ml (Invision) | $ 0.64 |
170ml (Invision) | $ 0.64 |
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