Aluminium Hydroxide

In some countries, this medicine may only be approved for veterinary use.

Scheme

Ph. Int.

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

A02AB01

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0021645-51-2

Chemical Formula

Al-(OH)3

Molecular Weight

78

Therapeutic Categories

Pharmaceutic aid

Antacid

Chemical Names

Aluminium Hydroxide (Ph. Int.)

Aluminium trihydrate

Hydrated alumina

Foreign Names

• Aluminii hydroxidum (Latin)
• Aluminium hydroxid (German)

Generic Names

• UNII-5QB0T2IUN0 (IS)
• Aluminium Hydroxide (PH: Ph. Int. 4)
• Aluminium Hydroxide Dried (PH: BP 2010)
• Aluminum Hydroxide Gel (PH: USP 32)
• Dried Aluminum Hydroxide Gel (PH: USP 32)
• Dried Aluminum Hydroxide Gel Capsules (PH: USP 32)
• Dried Aluminum Hydroxide Gel Tablets (PH: USP 32)
• Algeldrate (OS: Prop.INN)
• Algeldrate (OS: USAN)
• Algeldrato (OS: DCIT)
• Alcid (IS)
• Alokreen (IS)
• Alumina hydrata (IS)
• Aluminium hydricum (IS)
• Aluminium hydroxydatum (IS)
• Aluminiumhydroxid, hydratisiert (IS)
• Aluminiumhydroxid, kolloidal (IS)
• Aluminiumhydroxidhydrat (IS)
• Aluminiumorthohydroxid (IS)
• Gastralun (IS)
• Hydrargillit (IS)
• Tonerdehydrat (IS)
• Trioxo-aluminium(III)-säure (IS)
• UNII-03J11K103C (IS)
• W 4600 (IS)
• Aluminium Hydroxide for Adsorption Hydrated (PH: BP 2010)

Brand Names

• Aciban (Aluminium Hydroxide and Magnesium Trisilicate)
  Be-Tabs Pharmaceuticals, South Africa



• Acidless (Aluminium Hydroxide and Magnesium Hydroxide)
  Nakakita Yakuhin, Japan



• Actal
  Valeant, Indonesia



• Aflomag (Aluminium Hydroxide and Magnesium Hydroxide)
  Aflofarm, Poland



• Airtab (Aluminium Hydroxide and Magnesium Trisilicate)
  Millimed, Thailand



• Aisflat (Aluminium Hydroxide and Magnesium Hydroxide)
  Choseido Pharmaceutical, Japan



• Algermin (Aluminium Hydroxide and Dicycloverine)
  Towa Yakuhin, Japan



• Almag (Aluminium Hydroxide and Magnesium)
  B L Hua, Thailand



• Alucol (Aluminium Hydroxide and Magnesium Hydroxide)
  Melisana, Switzerland; Sanova, Austria



• Alum Milk (Aluminium Hydroxide and Magnesium)
  Sanofi-Aventis, Thailand



• Alumag (Aluminium Hydroxide and Magnesium Hydroxide)
  Polfa Grodzisk, Poland



• Alumigel
  Chugai, Japan; Sumio Yakuhin, Japan



• Alusal
  Polfa Grodzisk, Poland



• Alutop (Aluminium Hydroxide and Magnesium)
  General Drugs House, Thailand



• Anacid (Aluminium Hydroxide and Magnesium Hydroxide)
  Ivax, Slovakia



• Aquastin (Aluminium Hydroxide and Magnesium Hydroxide)
  Fuji Capseru, Japan



• Asialum (Aluminium Hydroxide and Magnesium)
  Asian Pharmaceutical, Thailand



• Carelox (Aluminium Hydroxide and Magnesium Hydroxide)
  Pharmacara, Oman



• Cosaichill (Aluminium Hydroxide and Dicycloverine)
  Kyorin Rimedio, Japan



• Crimeran (Aluminium Hydroxide and Magnesium Hydroxide)
  Takata Seiyaku, Japan



• Daewoong Newlanta (Aluminium Hydroxide and Magnesium Hydroxide)
  Daewoong, Vietnam



• Dicanon S (Aluminium Hydroxide and Magnesium Hydroxide)
  Nisshin Seiyaku - Yamagata, Japan



• Dicanon (Aluminium Hydroxide and Magnesium Hydroxide)
  Nisshin Seiyaku - Yamagata, Japan



• Digel (Aluminium Hydroxide and Magnesium Hydroxide)
  Aristopharma, Vietnam



• Diovol (Aluminium Hydroxide and Magnesium Hydroxide)
  Church & Dwight, Canada



• Dizicum
  Taj Pharma, India



• Elkopas (Aluminium Hydroxide and Magnesium Carbonate)
  Demo, Greece



• Foamcoat (Aluminium Hydroxide and Magnesium Trisilicate)
  Guardian, United States



• Gacida (Aluminium Hydroxide and Magnesium)
  Sanofi-Aventis, Thailand



• Gastal (Aluminium Hydroxide and Magnesium Hydroxide + Magnesium Carbonate)
  Pliva, Croatia (Hrvatska)



• Gastro Intestinal (Aluminium Hydroxide and Alverine (veterinary use))
  Omega Pharma France, France



• Gaviscon (Aluminium Hydroxide and Alginic Acid)
  Nordic Drugs, Norway



• Gaviscon (Aluminium Hydroxide and Magnesium Trisilicate)
  Sanofi-Aventis, United States



• Genaton (Aluminium Hydroxide and Magnesium Trisilicate)
  Teva USA, United States



• Hairiesu (Aluminium Hydroxide and Magnesium Hydroxide)
  Isei, Japan



• Hoemigel
  Mylan Pharmaceutical, Japan



• Hydro Gel
  Iwaki Seiyaku, Japan



• Hydroxydes Aluminium/Magnésium Sandoz Conseil (Aluminium Hydroxide and Magnesium Hydroxide)
  Sandoz, France



• Kolantyl (Aluminium Hydroxide and Dicycloverine)
  Shionogi Seiyaku, Japan



• Lenicet (Aluminium Hydroxide and Algeldrate)
  Athenstaedt, Germany



• Link
  Actavis, Sweden



• Link (Aluminium Hydroxide and Magnesium Carbonate)
  Actavis, Denmark; Actavis, Norway



• Maalox Plus (Aluminium Hydroxide and Magnesium Hydroxide)
  Novum, Netherlands



• Maalox (Aluminium Hydroxide and Magnesium Hydroxide)
  Sanofi Aventis, Japan; Sanofi-aventis, Greece; Sanofi-aventis, Italy; Sanofi-aventis, Vietnam; Novum, Netherlands; Sanofi-Aventis, Oman; Sanofi-Aventis, Slovakia



• Maalox maux d'estomac (Aluminium Hydroxide and Magnesium Hydroxide)
  Sanofi-Aventis, France



• Maaredge (Aluminium Hydroxide and Magnesium Hydroxide)
  Towa Yakuhin, Japan



• Macmet (Aluminium Hydroxide and Magnesium Hydroxide)
  Sawai Seiyaku, Japan



• Magtect (Aluminium Hydroxide and Magnesium Hydroxide)
  Teikoku Medix, Japan



• Magtect U (Aluminium Hydroxide and Magnesium Hydroxide)
  Teikoku Medix, Japan



• Malfa (Aluminium Hydroxide and Magnesium Hydroxide)
  Toyo Seiyaku KaseiOriental, Japan



• Malugel (Aluminium Hydroxide and Magnesium Trisilicate)
  Hikma, Oman



• Marperis (Aluminium Hydroxide and Magnesium Hydroxide)
  Sandoz, Japan



• Medacid (Aluminium Hydroxide and Magnesium Hydroxide)
  Medpharma, Oman



• Moxal (Aluminium Hydroxide and Magnesium Hydroxide)
  Julphar, Oman



• Mucogel (Aluminium Hydroxide and Magnesium Hydroxide)
  Chemidex, United Kingdom; Pharmax, Oman



• Mupax (Aluminium Hydroxide and Magnesium Hydroxide)
  Arrow, France



• Neogelco (Aluminium Hydroxide and Magnesium Oxide)
  Kahira, Oman



• Novagel (Aluminium Hydroxide and Magnesium Carbonate, Magnesium Hydroxide)
  Arab Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Co. LTD. - APM, Oman



• Omacid (Aluminium Hydroxide and Magnesium hydroxide)
  National Pharmaceutical Industries Co. - NPI, Oman



• Polmantis (Aluminium Hydroxide and Magnesium Hydroxide)
  Biogened, Poland



• Regla-PH (Aluminium Hydroxide and Magnesium Hydroxide)
  UCB, Netherlands



• Resporix (Aluminium Hydroxide and Dicycloverine)
  Tsuruhara Seiyaku, Japan



• Rialox (Aluminium Hydroxide and Magnesium Hydroxide)
  Riyad Pharma, Oman



• Ritaroks (Aluminium Hydroxide and Magnesium Hydroxide)
  Tsuruhara Seiyaku, Japan



• Sakloft (Aluminium Hydroxide and Magnesium Hydroxide)
  Taisho Yakuhin, Japan



• Stomafar (Aluminium Hydroxide and Magnesium Hydroxide)
  Pharmedic, Vietnam



• Taimec (Aluminium Hydroxide and Magnesium Hydroxide)
  Taiyo Pharmaceutical, Japan



• Takatagel
  Takata Seiyaku, Japan



• Urusan (Aluminium Hydroxide and Magnesium Carbonate)
  Korea United Pharm, Vietnam



• Witcop (Aluminium Hydroxide and Magnesium Hydroxide)
  Yoshindo, Japan



• Acix
  Zentiva, Czech Republic



• Actal
  Valeant, Sri Lanka



• Algeldraat PCH
  Pharmachemie, Netherlands



• Algeldraat ratiopharm
  ratiopharm, Netherlands



• Almagel (Aluminium Hydroxide and Magnesium Hydroxide)
  Balkanpharma, Russian Federation



• AlternaGEL
  Johnson & Johnson, United States



• Alu-Cap
  3M, Bahrain; 3M, Israel; 3M, Kenya; 3M, Morocco; 3M, United States; 3M, Zimbabwe; IFET, Greece; Meda, United Kingdom; United Drug, Ireland



• Aludrox
  McNeil, Ireland; Riemser, Germany; Riemser, Slovenia; Wyeth, Greece; Wyeth, India



• Alugel
  Chefaro, Spain



• Alumag (Aluminium Hydroxide and Aluminium Hydroxide)
  Beacons, Singapore; Teva, Israel



• Aluminio Hidroxido L.CH
  Chile, Chile



• Aluminio Hidroxido S.O.
  Pasteur, Chile



• Alu-Tab
  3M, Philippines; Douglas, New Zealand; iNova, Singapore; iNova Pharmaceuticals, Australia



• Amphojel
  Aspen Pharmacare Consumer, South Africa; Wyeth, United States



• Antagel Katwijk (Aluminium Hydroxide and Magnesium Hydroxide)
  Apotex Europe, Netherlands



• Antagel Kring (Aluminium Hydroxide and Magnesium Hydroxide)
  Kring, Netherlands



• Antagel PCH (Aluminium Hydroxide and Magnesium Hydroxide)
  Pharmachemie, Netherlands



• Antagel Ratiopharm (Aluminium Hydroxide and Magnesium Hydroxide)
  ratiopharm, Netherlands



• Antagel Sandoz (Aluminium Hydroxide and Magnesium Hydroxide)
  Sandoz, Netherlands



• Anti-Phosphat Gry
  Brady, Austria



• Antiphosphat
  Teva-Gry, Germany



• Diovol
  Wallace, India



• Hidroxido de Aluminio
  Bestpharma, Chile; Mintlab, Chile



• Kestomatine (Aluminium Hydroxide and Simeticone)
  Sanofi-Aventis, Belgium



• Lenicet (Aluminium Hydroxide and Aluminium Hydroxide)
  Athenstaedt, Germany



• Maalox
  Aventis, Ireland; Gerot, Austria; Sanofi-Aventis, Georgia



• Maalox (Aluminium Hydroxide and Magnesium Hydroxide)
  Sanofi-Aventis, Belgium; Sanofi-Aventis, Peru; Winthrop, Germany; Winthrop, South Africa



• Maaloxan (Aluminium Hydroxide and Magnesium Hydroxide)
  Winthrop, Germany



• Magal II (Aluminium Hydroxide and Magnesium Hydroxide)
  Hersil, Peru



• Maglid (Aluminium Hydroxide and Magnesium Hydroxide)
  Melisana, Belgium; Melisana, Luxembourg



• Mayogel (Aluminium Hydroxide and Magnesium Oxide)
  Adcock Ingram Pharmaceuticals, South Africa



• Novaluzid (Aluminium Hydroxide and Magnesium Oxide)
  BioPhausia, Denmark; BioPhausia, Norway



• Pepsamar
  Angelini, Portugal; Gador, Argentina; Sanofi-Aventis, Colombia; Sanofi-Aventis S.A., Spain



• Progastrit (Aluminium Hydroxide and Magnesium Hydroxide)
  Hexal, Germany



• Rocgel
  Tonipharm, Burkina Faso; Tonipharm, Benin; Tonipharm, Central African Republic; Tonipharm, Congo; Tonipharm, Cote D'ivoire; Tonipharm, Cameroon; Tonipharm, Algeria; Tonipharm, Gabon; Tonipharm, Mali; Tonipharm, Mauritania; Tonipharm, Niger; Tonipharm, Senegal; Tonipharm, Chad; Tonipharm, Togo

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Glossary

DCIT	Denominazione Comune Italiana
IS	Inofficial Synonym
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Ph. Int.	Pharmacopoea Internationalis
Prop.INN	Proposed International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)
USAN	United States Adopted Name

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