Aluminum Hydroxide, Magnesium Carbonate Oral Suspension

Gaviscon

... ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE; MAGNESIUM CARBONATE (Gaviscon^®) is an antacid that neutralizes or reduces stomach acid. It helps relieve symptoms of excessive stomach acidity in patients with indigestion, heartburn, or gastroesophageal reflux disorder (GERD). Aluminum hydroxide; magnesium carbonate also contains the ingredient alginic acid. Alginic acid forms a protective foam that sits on top of the stomach contents. This foam helps to prevent irritation to the esophagus that is seen in GERD. Generic suspension is available. ...

Alginic acid (algine, alginate) is a viscous gum that is abundant in the cell walls of brown algae. Structure Chemically, it is a linear copolymer with homopolymeric blocks of (1-4)-linked ß-D-mannuronate (M) and its C-5 epimer α-L-guluronate (G) residues, respectively, covalently linked together in different sequences or blocks. The monomers can appear in homopolymeric blocks of consecutive G-residues (G-blocks), consecutive M-residues (M-blocks), alternating M and G-residues (MG-bloc ...