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Aluminium hydroxide / gelucil / alucap / alginate / asilone / maolox / mucogel

Aluminium hydroxide

Category

Antacids

Action

Neutralize gastric HCl

Bind to phosphate in GI tract and making it unavailable for absorption 

Bind to pepsin and stimulate local PGE1 

Indication

Gastritis, gastric ulcers, hyperphosphatemia in cats and dogs

Dose

Cats and dogs @ 10-20mg/kg PO q6-8hr

0.5-1ml/kg PO q6-8hr after meal

Contraindications

prior administration of digoxin

Adverse Effects

Constipation 

Availability

Alucap, gelucil, acidex, mg salt (asilone, maolax, mucogel)

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