ANTACIDS is a pharmacological drug class in the WHO Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical taxonomy containing 16 drugs such as aluminum hydroxide / magnesium carbonate, magnesium silicate, calcium silicate.

WHO Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical · A02A

ANTACIDS

Pharmacological class containing 16 drugs per the WHO Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical taxonomy.

Drugs in this class (16)

aluminum hydroxide / magnesium carbonatemagnesium silicatecalcium silicatemagnesium peroxidealoglutamolaluminum magnesium silicatealuminum phosphatecalcium carbonatedihydroxyaluminum aminoacetatehydrotalcitemagaldratemagnesium carbonatealuminum hydroxidealuminum hydroxide gelmagnesium hydroxidemagnesium oxide

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Common questions about ANTACIDS

What is the ANTACIDS drug class?
ANTACIDS is a pharmacological class in the WHO Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical taxonomy, classification code A02A. It groups 16 drugs that share a similar mechanism of action, chemical structure, or therapeutic use.
Which drugs are part of the ANTACIDS class?
Notable drugs in the ANTACIDS class include aluminum hydroxide / magnesium carbonate, magnesium silicate, calcium silicate, magnesium peroxide, aloglutamol, and 11 more. The complete member list is shown above on this page; tap any drug name to see its full Indian-context information sheet.
What does WHO Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical mean?
WHO Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical is one of the standard taxonomies used by the NIH National Library of Medicine to organise drugs. Different taxonomies group drugs by different criteria - some by chemical structure, some by what they do in the body, some by therapeutic intent. Together these classifications make medical research, prescribing and education more consistent across the world.
Where can I get plain-language clinical context for the ANTACIDS class?
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Source: NIH RxClass — National Library of Medicine, public domain. Class taxonomy: WHO Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical. View on RxClass ↗