Aluminium hydroxide
antacid / gastric protectant
Nothing to addWhat this medicine is for
Aluminium hydroxide is a medicine in the 'antacid / gastric protectant' category. This medicine neutralises or buffers the acidity of the stomach to quickly relieve heartburn and acid reflux.
For Aluminium hydroxide, in practice: Relieves acidity and acid reflux. How it is used depends on the situation, within the framework set by the doctor.
Under which brands it is found
In France, about 3 reimbursable presentations containing Aluminium hydroxide are recorded. It is found under several brand names and as generics.
- Gelox
- Maalox Maux D'Estomac Hydroxyde D'Aluminium/Hydroxyde De Magnesium
- Xolaam
Generics and the original brand are equivalent for the active substance; only the appearance, the name or the excipients may differ.
Do you need a supplement? No.
Nothing to add here. Aluminium hydroxide falls under none of our products, and no single-ingredient supplement is credibly warranted as support. Rather than placing a product on principle, we leave this page without a purchase recommendation. If you are otherwise on a statin, an antidiabetic, a PPI, a contraceptive or a beta-blocker, that is where we can be useful.
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