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Maalox: Heartburn
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Maalox is a brand name antacid containing Aluminium hydroxide and Magnesium hydroxide to neutralize or reduce stomach acid. It helps relieve symptoms of excessive stomach acidity in patients with indigestion, heartburn, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD {US} or GORD {UK}), or stomach or duodenal ulcers. In large doses, it can act as a laxative.
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Both brands offer 1,000 mg of calcium carbonate, but Maalox does a great job of separating itself from Tums by owning multi-symptom versions. The primary display panel clearly communicates that it provides relief of heartburn, pressure, bloating, and acid indigestion.
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Relief from heartburn has been provided for more than a century by antacids that include such familiar brand names as Tums, Rolaids, Maalox, and Mylanta. These antacids, which bring relief in minutes, work by neutralizing the stomach acid that causes heartburn. But because the stomach continues to produce acid, they remain effective only for a few hours. Beginning in the late 1970s, pharmaceutical companies started offering drugs such as ranitidine (Zantac), cimetidine (Tagamet), famotidine (Pepcid) and Axid, available only by prescription for those with serious heartburn or ulcers. Now these are available over the counter. What separates the new OTC preparations from antacids is that antacids only neutralize the acid that migrates upward from the stomach.
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