Alugastrin 340 mg s. mint, 40 chewable tablets

Product description:

Alugastrin is a drug for symptomatic use to neutralize excess hydrochloric acid contained in gastric acid. It does not cause excessive deacidification and a secondary increase in the secretion of hydrochloric acid. Relieves pain associated with hyperacidity of gastric juice. It also has a protective effect.

Composition:

• active substance: dihydroxyaluminum sodium carbonate
• excipients: mannitol, potato starch, carmellose sodium, magnesium stearate , substance improving taste and smell: mint, sodium saccharin.

Indications:

Alugatsrin is used symptomatically:

• in case of hyperacidity gastric juice,
• in damage to the gastric and duodenal mucosa caused by ulcerogenic agents (e.g. NSAIDs),
• in gastric and duodenal ulcer disease.

Always take your medicine exactly as described in the package leaflet or as directed by your doctor or pharmacist. If in doubt, consult your doctor or pharmacist.

• Adults and children over 6 years of age: 1-2 tablets should be crushed or chewed up to an hour after a meal and before sleep. Alternatively, take in case of pain.
• In the event of an overdose of Alugastrin (in a higher dose than recommended), diarrhea, swelling of the feet and lower legs may occur.
• Do not take a double dose in order to make up for the missed tablet.
• If after 14 days in adults (or 7 days in children) there is no improvement or the patient feels worse, consult a doctor.

Action:

• Neutralizing excess hydrochloric acid in gastric juice.
• Protecting the mucous membrane of the esophagus, stomach and duodenum.
• Alleviating pain. related to hyperacidity of gastric juice.

Contraindications:

• Allergy to sodium dihydroxyaluminum carbonate or any of the ingredients of Alugastrin.
• Severe kidney failure.

Storage:

• Keep the medicine out of the sight and reach of children, at a temperature below 25°C.
• Protect from moisture by storing the tablets in the original packaging.

Side effects:

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Interactions:

Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines.

Alugastrin reduces the absorption of gastrointestinal tract of some drugs administered orally, e.g.:

• drugs that reduce gastric acid secretion, e.g. ranitidine - H2 receptor antagonists;
• phenytoin (a drug with anticonvulsant and antiarrhythmic effects) ;
• fluoroquinolones (drugs used to treat bacterial infections of the respiratory, urogenital, gastrointestinal tract, skin, soft tissues, bones and joints, e.g. ciprofloxacin);
• cardiac glycosides, e.g. . digoxin;
• ketoconazole (a medicine used to treat fungal infections of the skin and nails);

• tetracyclines (groups of antibiotics used in bacterial infections of the respiratory, urogenital systems, Lyme disease, skin infections, e.g. doxycycline);
• salicylates (drugs with antipyretic, analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects, often used for colds);
• iron preparations;
• reduces the effectiveness of sucralfate (a drug used in the treatment of gastric and duodenal ulcers).

Warnings and precautions:

• It is recommended to exercise special caution when using Alugastrin tablets in patients prone to constipation .
• Long-term use of high doses of the drug may lead to hypophosphatemia (aluminum contained in the drug binds phosphates in the small intestine, creating insoluble compounds).

Pregnancy and feeding breastfeeding:

• If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking this medicine.
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  • During the first trimester of pregnancy and during lactation, Alugastrin tablets can be used only when justified.
  • Do not use for a long time or in high doses.

  Use in children under 6 years of age:

  • In children under 6 years of age, use only after the doctor has diagnosed the cause of the ailment.

  Driving and using machines:

  • Alugastrin does not affect the ability to drive or use machines.

  The medicine contains sodium:

  • Alugastrin contains 57-114 mg sodium per dose. This should be taken into account in patients with reduced kidney function and those who control the sodium content in their diet.
  
  

  ATTENTION!

  Read the leaflet before taking the medicine. or consult your doctor or pharmacist. Any medicine taken incorrectly poses a threat to your life or health.