Aluminum hydroxide is an antacid used to neutralize stomach acid and relieve heartburn, sour stomach, or acid indigestion. It is also employed as a phosphate binder in patients with kidney disease to reduce phosphate levels. Aluminium hydroxide is the most stable form of aluminium. It is found in nature as the mineral gibbsite (also known as hydrargillite) and its three, much more rare, polymorphs: bayerite, doyleite and nordstrandite. Aluminum hydroxide is used as an antacid and included as an adjuvant in some vaccines. Aluminum is the most abundant metal in the earth’s crust and is always found combined with other elements including oxygen, silicon, and fluorine. (L739, L740, L756). It is grouped under the following drug class(es): Antacids. The directory classifies it as a commercial API with a mineral/inorganic source/manufacturing origin. Other names for this substance include Amphojel, Sarpep, DermaMed and aluminum hydrate. Its PubChem CID is 10176082.
Aluminum hydroxide
| CAS No | 21645-51-2 |
|---|---|
| Molecular Formula | AlH3O3 |
| Molecular Weight | 78.00g/mol |
| Synonyms | aluminum;trihydroxide |
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Aluminum hydroxide is an antacid used to neutralize stomach acid and relieve heartburn, sour stomach, or acid indigestion. It is also employed as a phosphate binder in patients with kidney disease to reduce phosphate levels.
The listed CAS number is 21645-51-2.
The listed molecular formula is AlH3O3.
The listed molecular weight is 78.00g/mol.
aluminum;trihydroxide.
The source lists Amphojel, Sarpep, DermaMed and aluminum hydrate.