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Smectites (International)

Note: In some countries, this medicine may only be approved for veterinary use.

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0012199-37-0

Therapeutic Categories

Pharmaceutic aid

Antacid

Astringent agent

Antidiarrheal agent: Intestinal adsorbent

Protectant of gastrointestinal mucosa

Chemical Name

Fine-grained, hydrous, phyllosilicate (or layer silicate) with a 2:1 arrangement of tetrahedral and octahedral sheet silicates. The latter further classified according to the structure of the octahedral sheet (dioctahedral or trioctahedral smectite).The basic units being composed of silicon-oxygen (tetrahedral sheet), the octahedral one is composed of aluminium or magnesium with oxygen from the tetrahedral sheet and with hydroxyl.

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Glossary

TermDefinition
DCFDénomination Commune Française
ISInofficial Synonym
JANJapanese Accepted Name
OSOfficial Synonym
PHPharmacopoeia Name

Further information on drug naming conventions: International Nonproprietary Names.

Further information

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