What disease does Antacil treat?

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Antacil drug contains Hydroxyl, Magnesium, Trisilicate and Kaolin ingredients that work in antacid and create a coating for peptic ulcers. The drug also helps relieve symptoms of heartburn, bloating, indigestion caused by excess stomach acid.

1. What disease does Antacil treat?

Uses of the drug Antacil is often indicated for antacid cases and ulcer coating in the treatment of peptic ulcers. It also helps relieve symptoms of heartburn, bloating or indigestion caused by excess stomach acid.
Antacil medicine contains the following ingredients:
Aluminum hydroxide dry gel in Antacil (inorganic salt of the antacid group): When the body absorbs this compound along with an excess hydrochloric acid reaction, it can help relieve symptoms. related to stomach ulcers such as heartburn, heartburn, ulcer protection... Magnesium trisilicate: Has the effect of neutralizing the acid in the gastric juice. This ingredient also helps increase osmotic pressure in the intestines and stimulates the release of cholecytokin compounds, thereby helping to prevent the absorption of water and electrolytes. Therefore, this ingredient can be used as a laxative. Kaolin in Antacil: Has the effect of enhancing adhesion to the stomach, thereby forming a cover and protecting the ulcer, helping to neutralize the acid in the stomach better.

2. Dosage and how to use Antacil in the treatment of disease

Antacil is used as prescribed by a doctor. The medicine will be chewed as a tablet before swallowing with a little water. Take the medicine 1 to 2 hours after each meal and before going to bed.
For adults, each use with a dose of 1 to 2 tablets, take 3 to 4 times a day after meals from 1 to 2 hours and take the medicine according to the instructions and indications of the doctor. The dosage instructions above are for reference only and should not be applied to all subjects. With specific cases along with the condition and severity of the disease, the doctor will adjust the appropriate dose to be effective in treatment.
Moreover, before using Antacil, it is necessary to carefully read the instructions for use and if you have any questions or doubts, you must notify your doctor so that you can find out the cause and take measures.
When using Antacil, if you overdose and have an emergency, you can call an ambulance or immediately go to the nearest local medical facility for timely treatment. In addition, the patient also needs to record or bring a list of drugs that have been used, including prescription and non-prescription, so that the doctor can find out the cause and correct treatment.
In case the patient forgets to take the medicine according to the prescribed dose, then it can be taken as soon as possible when he remembers. However, if it is almost time for the next dose, skip the missed dose and take the next dose at the prescribed time.

3. Unwanted side effects when using Antacil

Antacids are not indicated for use in patients with renal failure. With some cases of drug use may experience undesirable side effects such as:
Constipation or diarrhea due to the drug's effect on intestinal motility, and the production of Aluminum and Magnesium ions; Increased acid secretion in gastric juice. However, these side effects only occur during the use of the drug. Therefore, when using the drug and encountering unwanted side effects, you should stop using it to limit the side effects that occur, and at the same time notify your doctor. If the situation becomes urgent, the patient should be taken to the nearest medical facility for timely treatment.

4. Notes when using Antacil

Antacil may have antacid ingredients that cause acid reflux symptoms (increased acid secretion or increased secretion of gastric juice). Despite this, this effect manifests relatively infrequently in clinical practice. Possibly because it is compensated by buffering systems in antacids.
In the case of hypophosphataemia due to prolonged use of aluminum hydroxide, symptoms of hypophosphataemia may occur in patients with normal serum phosphate levels but due to inadequate phosphate intake. In more severe cases, hypophosphatemia may lead to symptoms of anorexia, depression, muscle weakness or spongy bones.
For patients with impaired kidney function, when using Antacil, it is necessary to pay attention to the daily dose for the patient. Because when reducing magnesium ion excretion will increase blood magnesium and toxic to the body. With about 5 to 20% magnesium salt can be absorbed when used orally.
In case of gastrointestinal bleeding when using aluminum hydroxide, special caution should be exercised in the upper gastrointestinal tract.
Long-term use of aluminum hydroxide in patients with renal failure may cause osteomalacia or worsen osteopenia.
Most drugs are unlikely to affect the ability to drive or use machines. But for pregnant women, when using drugs containing antacid compounds, it is necessary to consult a doctor. For nursing women, although the harmful effects of aluminum, calcium, and magnesium have not been proven, these compounds can be secreted in milk. In addition, antacids increase the pH of the stomach, alter the dissolution, solubility or ionization of some drugs and may be associated with altering gastric emptying time. Furthermore, the drug also reduces the absorption of weakly acidic drugs, leading to a decrease in their effectiveness. In contrast, Antacil may increase the absorption of weak base drugs, which may cause toxicity or adverse reactions in the body.
Antacids in Antacil absorb or combine with other drugs on the surface, so it can increase the bioavailability of other drugs. In addition, antacids also increase urine pH, affecting the excretion rate of the drug as well as inhibiting basic drug excretion.
Antacids can interact with foods, foods such as alcohol, squash or some hot spicy foods that irritate the stomach, which makes your symptoms worse. Therefore, patients need to limit these foods while being treated for stomach ulcers.

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