Composition:
Each 5ml suspension contains:
| Aluminum Hydroxide |
220mg |
| Magnesium Hydroxide |
195mg |
Storage:
1.Store below 30ºC.
2. Protect from light.
3.The re-constituted mixture should be stored in a refrigerator(2ºC to 8ºC)
Uses of Aluminum Hydroxide and Magnesium Hydroxide Suspension:
- It is used to treat heartburn and upset stomach.
- It may be given to you for other reasons. Talk with the doctor.
What do I need to tell my doctor BEFORE I take Aluminum Hydroxide and Magnesium Hydroxide Suspension?
- If you have an allergy to aluminum, magnesium, or any other part of aluminum hydroxide and magnesium hydroxide suspension.
- If you are allergic to aluminum hydroxide and magnesium hydroxide suspension; any part of aluminum hydroxide and magnesium hydroxide suspension; or any other drugs, foods, or substances. Tell your doctor about the allergy and what signs you had.
- If you have kidney problems.
What are some things I need to know or do while I take Aluminum Hydroxide and Magnesium Hydroxide Suspension?
- Tell all of your health care providers that you take aluminum hydroxide and magnesium hydroxide suspension. This includes your doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and dentists.
- If you are on a low-magnesium diet, talk with your doctor.
- Do not take aluminum hydroxide and magnesium hydroxide suspension for longer than you were told by your doctor.
- This medicine may prevent other drugs taken by mouth from getting into the body. If you take other drugs by mouth, you may need to take them at some other time than aluminum hydroxide and magnesium hydroxide suspension. Talk with your doctor.
- If you are on a low-salt diet (aluminum hydroxide and magnesium hydroxide suspension has salt), talk with your doctor.
- Do not give aluminum hydroxide and magnesium hydroxide suspension to a child younger than 12 years old without first checking with the doctor.
- Tell your doctor if you are breast-feeding. You will need to talk about any risks to your baby.
- Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan on getting pregnant. You will need to talk about the benefits and risks of using aluminum hydroxide and magnesium hydroxide suspension while you are pregnant.
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Aluminum Hydroxide and Magnesium Hydroxide Suspension
Generic Name: Aluminum Hydroxide and Magnesium Hydroxide Suspension (a LOO min uhm/mag NEE zee uhm)
Brand Name: Alamag, Maalox
Medically reviewed by whfzfbio.en.made-in-china.com. Last updated on May 2, 2020.
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Uses of Aluminum Hydroxide and Magnesium Hydroxide Suspension:
- It is used to treat heartburn and upset stomach.
- It may be given to you for other reasons. Talk with the doctor.
What do I need to tell my doctor BEFORE I take Aluminum Hydroxide and Magnesium Hydroxide Suspension?
- If you have an allergy to aluminum, magnesium, or any other part of aluminum hydroxide and magnesium hydroxide suspension.
- If you are allergic to aluminum hydroxide and magnesium hydroxide suspension; any part of aluminum hydroxide and magnesium hydroxide suspension; or any other drugs, foods, or substances. Tell your doctor about the allergy and what signs you had.
- If you have kidney problems.
This is not a list of all drugs or health problems that interact with aluminum hydroxide and magnesium hydroxide suspension.
Tell your doctor and pharmacist about all of your drugs (prescription or OTC, natural products, vitamins) and health problems. You must check to make sure that it is safe for you to take aluminum hydroxide and magnesium hydroxide suspension with all of your drugs and health problems. Do not start, stop, or change the dose of any drug without checking with your doctor.
What are some things I need to know or do while I take Aluminum Hydroxide and Magnesium Hydroxide Suspension?
- Tell all of your health care providers that you take aluminum hydroxide and magnesium hydroxide suspension. This includes your doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and dentists.
- If you are on a low-magnesium diet, talk with your doctor.
- Do not take aluminum hydroxide and magnesium hydroxide suspension for longer than you were told by your doctor.
- This medicine may prevent other drugs taken by mouth from getting into the body. If you take other drugs by mouth, you may need to take them at some other time than aluminum hydroxide and magnesium hydroxide suspension. Talk with your doctor.
- If you are on a low-salt diet (aluminum hydroxide and magnesium hydroxide suspension has salt), talk with your doctor.
- Do not give aluminum hydroxide and magnesium hydroxide suspension to a child younger than 12 years old without first checking with the doctor.
- Tell your doctor if you are breast-feeding. You will need to talk about any risks to your baby.
- Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan on getting pregnant. You will need to talk about the benefits and risks of using aluminum hydroxide and magnesium hydroxide suspension while you are pregnant.
How is this medicine (Aluminum Hydroxide and Magnesium Hydroxide Suspension) best taken?
Use aluminum hydroxide and magnesium hydroxide suspension as ordered by your doctor. Read all information given to you. Follow all instructions closely.
- Take aluminum hydroxide and magnesium hydroxide suspension after meals and at bedtime or as you have been told by your doctor.
- Shake well before use.
- Measure liquid doses carefully. Use the measuring device that comes with aluminum hydroxide and magnesium hydroxide suspension. If there is none, ask the pharmacist for a device to measure aluminum hydroxide and magnesium hydroxide suspension.
What do I do if I miss a dose?
- If you take aluminum hydroxide and magnesium hydroxide suspension on a regular basis, take a missed dose as soon as you think about it.
- If it is close to the time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your normal time.
- Do not take 2 doses at the same time or extra doses.
- Many times aluminum hydroxide and magnesium hydroxide suspension is taken on an as needed basis. Do not take more often than told by the doctor.
What are some side effects that I need to call my doctor about right away?
WARNING/CAUTION: Even though it may be rare, some people may have very bad and sometimes deadly side effects when taking a drug. Tell your doctor or get medical help right away if you have any of the following signs or symptoms that may be related to a very bad side effect:
- Signs of an allergic reaction, like rash; hives; itching; red, swollen, blistered, or peeling skin with or without fever; wheezing; tightness in the chest or throat; trouble breathing, swallowing, or talking; unusual hoarseness; or swelling of the mouth, face, lips, tongue, or throat.
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