Dolocid

Aluminium Oxide & Magnesium Trisilicate is indicated in Heartburn, Indigestion, Gastric Hyperacidity, Peptic ulcer disease, Gastroesophageal reflux disorder (GERD)

Take 2-4 teaspoonful after meals and at bedtime as needed (up to 4 times a day)

• Aluminum hydroxide
• neutralizes stomach hydrocloride to form AICI
• 3

salt plus water; increases gastric pH.

Magnesium Trisilicate

neutralizes gastric acidity by increasing gastric pH

Diarrhoea, constipation, nausea, vomiting.

Hypophosphataemia

Renal dysfunction, low phosphate diet, prolonged use.

Pregnancy Category- Not Classified. FDA has not yet classified the drug into a specified pregnancy category.

Aluminium Hydroxide

: Enhanced absorption with citrates or ascorbic acid. Decreases absorption of allopurinol, tetracyclines, quinolones, cephalosporins, biphosphonate derivatives, corticosteroids, cyclosporin, delavirdine, Fe salts, imidazole antifungals, isoniazid, mycophenolate, penicillamine, phosphate supplements, phenytoin, phenothiazines, trientine.

Magnesium Trisilicate

: None well documented.