Mealox (suspension). Instructions for use

The drug "Maalox" (suspension) instruction characterizes as an antacid drug. The agent is able to neutralize hydrochloric (hydrochloric) free acid. This leads to a decrease in the peptic activity of gastric juice. The medication does not provoke secondary hypersecretion. The agent also has an enveloping and adsorbing effect, reducing the effect of negative factors on the mucosa. The medicine does not provoke constipation, it is used when the acidity of gastric juice is high. The medication effectively reduces the intensity of soreness in the upper parts of the digestive system. Anesthetic effect persists for several hours.

Mealox (suspension). Application

The medication is prescribed for ulcerative lesions of the duodenum and stomach (with exacerbation), hernia in the esophageal aperture of the diaphragm, acute gastroduodenitis. The drug is recommended for reflux-esophagitis, dyspeptic phenomena (for elimination and prevention) that appear as a result of taking a number of drugs (NSAIDs, glucocorticosteroids). The drug is prescribed for pain or discomfort in epigastrium, heartburn on the background of bias in the diet, with excessive use of nicotine, alcohol, coffee. Indications include gastroduodenitis in chronic course with increased or normal secretory function in the acute stage.

Contraindications

The medicine "Maalox" (suspension) is not prescribed, the instruction for use warns about it, with hypersensitivity to components, disorders of renal function of pronounced type. Contraindicated in pregnancy and during breastfeeding.

Mealox (suspension). Instructions for use

Medication is taken an hour and a half after eating or when pain occurs. Dosage for adults - 15 ml. On the basis of reflux esophagitis, the medicine is drunk through a shorter interval after eating. Duration of treatment should not be more than two to three months. To eliminate the consequences of errors in the diet is taken once. If necessary, the "Maalox" (suspension) agent may be reused two hours after the first application. Maximum per day allowed to drink the medicine no more than six times. To increase the effectiveness of the drug before use, the product is shaken. The medicine "Maalox" (suspension) instruction on use recommends to drink undiluted.

Adverse Reactions

On the basis of the use of drugs, the development of digestive disorders is likely. In particular, there are constipations, vomiting, taste disorders, nausea. In some patients, there is encephalopathy, the content of aluminum or magnesium in the blood increases, there is a deficiency in the body of phosphorus. In elderly people, the aggravation of musculoskeletal lesions is likely, Alzheimer's disease. These negative effects develop with prolonged use or in the presence of violations of the renal system.