antacid / gastric protectant
Aluminium hydroxide
Relieves acidity and acid reflux. This molecule appears in 293 of the medicines we have indexed.
Our answerNothing to add
Do you need a supplement? No.
No supplement is warranted with this treatment. A varied diet remains the foundation.
Do you also take another treatment?
By the Layer Nutrition editorial teamHow the atlas classifies the 664 molecules
- Class
- antacid / gastric protectant
- Indexed medicines
- 293
- Our answer
- Nothing to add
- Updated
- October 2026
01The medication
What this medicine is for
This molecule belongs to the “antacid / gastric protectant” category. This medicine neutralises or buffers stomach acidity to quickly relieve heartburn and acid reflux.
In practice: Relieves acidity and acid reflux. How it is used depends on the situation, within the framework set by the doctor.
The name on your box may be here.
These names come from the public registers of 32 countries: the ANSM for France, the AEMPS for Spain, the AIFA for Italy, the HPRA for Ireland, Swissmedic for Switzerland, and the European Medicines Agency for the others.
Most widespread
- ALMIGÁSTRICO
- ALTEANA VAKCÍNA PROTI TETANU
- PEPSAMAR
- HEXYON
- VIMKUNYA
- BOOSTRIX
- ALUTARD SQ
- MAALOX
- INFANRIX-IPV+HIB
- DITEBOOSTER
- INFANRIX POLIO
- REVAXIS
No name matches.
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France3
- GELOX
- MAALOX MAUX D’ESTOMAC HYDROXYDE D’ALUMINIUM/
HYDROXYDE DE MAGNESIUM - XOLAAM
Germany34
- ALK-DEPOT SQ
- ALLERGOVIT BEH BIRKE + ERLE + HASEL
- ALLERGOVIT BEIFUSS
- ALLERGOVIT BI BIRKE
- ALLERGOVIT ERLE
- ALLERGOVIT GG GRAESER/
GETREIDE - ALLERGOVIT GLASKRAUT
- ALLERGOVIT GRAESER/
GETREIDE + BEIFUSS - ALLERGOVIT GRAESER/
GETREIDE + WEGERICH - ALLERGOVIT HASEL
- ALLERGOVIT ROGGEN
- ALLERGOVIT WEGERICH
- BOOSTRIX
- DUOVENTRINETTEN N
- HEXYON
- INFANRIX
- LENICET
- MENJUGATE
- NOVO-HELISEN DERMATOPHAGOIDES FARINAE + DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS
- REVAXIS
- TD-IMMUN
- TD-PUR
- TDAP-IMMUN
- VIMKUNYA
- ALLERGOVIT ERLE + HASEL
- BOOSTRIX POLIO
- INFANRIX-IPV+HIB
- ALLERGOVIT G GRÄSER
- ALLERGOVIT GR GRAESER
- ALLERGOVIT GRAESER + BEIFUSS + ROGGEN
- ALLERGOVIT GRAESER + BIRKE + ROGGEN
- ALLERGOVIT GRAESER + ROGGEN + WEGERICH
- ALLERGOVIT GRÄSER+ BEIFUSS + ROGGEN + WEGERICH
- ALLERGOVIT GRÄSER+ BIRKE + ROGGEN + WEGERICH
Spain1
- MENJUGATE
Italy10
- MENJUGATE
- AMBIRIX
- BOOSTRIX
- DIFTETALL
- MAALOX
- POLIOBOOSTRIX
- POLIOINFANRIX
- RIPRISTO
- TRIBACCINE
- TWINRIX
United Kingdom11
- ACTONORM
- ALUTARD SQ
- BOOSTRIX
- COMPOUND MAGNESIUM TRISILICATE
- INFANRIX-IPV
- KOLANTICON
- MAALOX
- REVAXIS
- BOOSTRIX-IPV
- INFANRIX-IPV+HIB
- MAALOX PLUS
Ireland4
- HEXYON
- MAALOX
- VIMKUNYA
- MAALOX PLUS
Austria10
- ALUTARD SQ
- BOOSTRIX
- DITEBOOSTER
- DT-REDUCT
- DTAP BOOSTER
- HEXYON
- REVAXIS
- TD-PUR FÜR ERWACHSENE UND HERANWACHSENDE
- VIMKUNYA
- BOOSTRIX POLIO
Belgium11
- ALUTARD SQ
- BOOSTERTDAP
- BOOSTRIX
- HEXYON
- INFANRIX
- REVAXIS
- VIMKUNYA
- ALUTARD SQ STARTER PACK
- BOOSTRIX POLIO
- INFANRIX-IPV
- INFANRIX-IPV+HIB
Bulgaria6
- АЛМАГЕЛ
- ANTI CHF VACCINE
- HEXYON
- ИНФАНРИКС-IPV+HIB
- VIMKUNYA
- АЛМАГЕЛ A
Cyprus5
- BOOSTRIX
- HEXYON
- INFANRIX TETRA
- MAALOX PLUS
- VIMKUNYA
Croatia5
- BOOSTRIX
- GASTAL
- HEXYON
- INFANRIX-IPV+HIB
- VIMKUNYA
Denmark11
- ALK
- ALUTARD SQ INITIAL- OG VEDLIGEHOLDELSESPAKNING|VENOMALLERGEN
- BOOSTRIX
- DITEBOOSTER
- DITEKIBOOSTER
- GAVISCON
- HEXYON
- INFANRIX–POLIO+HIB
- VIMKUNYA
- BOOSTRIX POLIO
- TETANUSVACCINE AJV
Estonia5
- BOOSTRIX
- HEXYON
- INFANRIX POLIO
- MAALOX
- VIMKUNYA
Finland10
- ALUTARD SQ
- BOOSTRIX
- DITEBOOSTER
- DITEKIBOOSTER
- GAVISCON
- HEXYON
- INFANRIX-POLIO
- VIMKUNYA
- BOOSTRIX POLIO
- INFANRIX-POLIO+HIB
Greece13
- ALUDROX
- BOOSTRIX
- DITEBOOSTER
- HEXYON
- INFANRIX IPV HIB
- INFANRIX TETRA
- MAALOX «ΧΩΡΊΣ ΖΆΧΑΡΗ»
- MAALOX PLUS
- PONOTEX
- SIMECO MINT FLAVOUR
- VIMKUNYA
- ZAXAN
- BOOSTRIX POLIO
Hungary9
- ALUTARD SQ
- AVAXIM
- BOOSTRIX
- HEXYON
- INFANRIX IPV
- INFANRIX-IPV+HIB
- VACTETA
- VIMKUNYA
- BOOSTRIX POLIO
Iceland12
- AMBIRIX
- BEXSERO
- BOOSTRIX
- CERVARIX
- GAVISCON
- HEXYON
- INFANRIX HEXA
- TDAPBOOSTER
- TWINRIX ADULT
- TWINRIX PAEDIATRIC
- VIMKUNYA
- BOOSTRIX POLIO
Latvia7
- ALMAGELS A
- BOOSTRIX
- HEXYON
- INFANRIX POLIO
- MAALOX
- VIMKUNYA
- BOOSTRIX POLIO
Liechtenstein8
- AMBIRIX
- BEXSERO
- CERVARIX
- HEXYON
- INFANRIX HEXA
- TWINRIX ADULT
- TWINRIX PAEDIATRIC
- VIMKUNYA
Lithuania9
- ALMAGEL A
- BOOSTRIX
- DULTAVAX
- HEXYON
- INFANRIX POLIO
- MAALOX
- MANTI MĖTŲ SKONIO
- VIMKUNYA
- BOOSTRIX POLIO
Luxembourg11
- ALUTARD SQ
- BOOSTRIX
- HEXYON
- INFANRIX-IPV
- NOVO-HELISEN DEPOT MILBENPRÄPARATE
- REVAXIS
- VIMKUNYA
- ALUTARD SQ STARTER PACK
- BOOSTRIX POLIO
- INFANRIX-IPV+HIB
- ALLERGOVIT
Malta5
- BOOSTRIX
- HEXYON
- IPV-BOOSTRIX
- MAALOX PLUS
- VIMKUNYA
Norway15
- ALUTARD SQ
- AMBIRIX
- BEXSERO
- BOOSTRIX
- CERVARIX
- DITEBOOSTER
- DITEKIBOOSTER
- GAVISCON
- HEXYON
- INFANRIX HEXA
- INFANRIX POLIO
- TWINRIX ADULT
- TWINRIX PAEDIATRIC
- VIMKUNYA
- BOOSTRIX POLIO
Netherlands7
- ALUTARD SQ
- BOOSTRIX
- DITEKIBOOSTER
- HEXYON
- REVAXIS
- VIMKUNYA
- BOOSTRIX POLIO
Poland16
- ALUTARD SQ
- BOOSTRIX
- CLODIVAC
- FSME-IMMUN
- HEXYON
- INFANRIX-IPV
- MAALOX
- MANTI
- NOVO-HELISEN DEPOT
- SZCZEPIONKA PRZECIW BLONICY
- SZCZEPIONKA PRZECIW BŁONICY
- SZCZEPIONKA TEZCOWA ADSORBOWANA
- TDAP SZCZEPIONKA
- VIMKUNYA
- BOOSTRIX POLIO
- INFANRIX-IPV+HIB
Portugal12
- ALMIGÁSTRICO
- PEPSAMAR
- BOOSTRIX
- DITEBOOSTER
- HEXYON
- INFANRIX-IPV+HIB
- INFANRIX TETRA
- MAALOX PLUS
- MENJUGATE
- REVAXIS
- VIMKUNYA
- BOOSTRIX POLIO
Romania9
- ALUTARD SQ
- BOOSTRIX-IPV
- DICARBOCALM AROMĂ DE LĂMÂIE
- DICARBOCALM CU AROMĂ DE COACĂZE NEGRE
- DICARBOCALM N
- EPICOGEL
- HEXYON
- VIMKUNYA
- ALUTARD SQ CUTIE PENTRU INIȚIEREA ȘI CREȘTEREA DOZEI
Slovakia10
- ALTEANA VAKCÍNA PROTI TETANU
- ALUTARD SQ JEDY HMYZU
- BOOSTRIX
- HEXYON
- INFANRIX POLIO
- MAALOX
- VACTETA
- VIMKUNYA
- BOOSTRIX POLIO
- MAALOX BEZ CUKRU S PRÍCHUŤOU CITRÓNA
Slovenia6
- ALUTARD SQ
- BOOSTRIX
- GASTAL
- HEXYON
- VIMKUNYA
- BOOSTRIX POLIO
Sweden10
- ALUTARD SQ
- AVAXIM
- BOOSTRIX
- DITEBOOSTER
- DITEKIBOOSTER
- GAVISCON
- HEXYON
- INFANRIX POLIO
- VIMKUNYA
- BOOSTRIX POLIO
Czechia8
- ALUTARD SQ HMYZÍ ALERGENY
- BOOSTRIX
- HEXYON
- INFANRIX
- MAALOX
- VACTETA
- VIMKUNYA
- BOOSTRIX POLIO
02Its place in the atlas
One answer out of three.
The atlas gives each molecule one of these three answers. Most call for nothing.
- Our formula31 molecules
- An active ingredient to consider59 molecules
- Nothing to add574 moleculesincluding this one
04Another treatment
Do you also take another treatment?
Type the name written on the box. The atlas gives you its answer.
For example Panadol, Doliprane or paracetamol.