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.

Foreign Names

• Smektite (German)
• Smectites (French)
• Smectitas (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Bentonite (OS: JAN)
• Aluminum Silicate Hydrate with Silicon Dioxide (IS)
• Bentonite (OS: JAN, DCF)
• Aluminium silicate hydrate (IS)
• Aluminiumsilicat-4 (IS)
• CCRIS 3663 (IS)
• E558 (IS)
• Mineral soap (IS)
• Pigment white 19 (IS)
• Soap clay (IS)
• Wilkinite (IS)
• Bentonite (PH: BP 2018, JP XVII, NF 33, Ph. Eur. 9, Ph. Int. 7)
• Bentonitum (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
• Diosmectite (OS: DCF)
• Dioctahedral smectite (IS)
• phyllitous silicate (IS)
• Alabama Blue Clay (IS)
• AMS (mineral) (IS)
• Arcillite (IS)
• Benclay MK 101 (IS)
• Bentolite L3 (IS)
• Hydrated sodium calcium aluminium magnesium silicate hydroxide (IS)
• K 10 (clay) (IS)
• KM 1 (mineral) (IS)
• Montmorillonite K 10 (IS)
• Montmorillonite KSF (IS)

Brand Names

• Bentonita Pharma Arte
  Pharma Arte, Paraguay
• Bi Qi
  Simcere, China
• Calamine Home Essentials [+ Calamine, + Zinc]
  API, New Zealand
• Chang Yan Ting
  Sunstone Pharmaceutical, China
• Diasmect
  Pharaonia, Egypt
• Diomacte
  Medizen, Egypt
• Diosmectite Mylan
  Mylan, France
• Ken Te Ling
  Hailisheng Group, China
• Li Xie
  Baijingyu Pharmaceutical, China
• Muciprot
  Tecnoquimicas, Colombia
• Prevalin
  Interdelta, Switzerland
• Sai Li Mai
  Luye Pharma, China
• Si Ke Te
  Wanhui Shuanghe Pharm, China
• Si Mai Te
  Yihe Pharm, China
• Smecta 20%
  Amriya, Egypt
• Bedelix
  Ipsen Pharma, France
• Pedismec
  RPG, India
• Bentonitum
  IFET, Greece
• Calamine ABM [+ Zinc Oxide, + Calamine, + Sodium Citrate]
  ABM, New Zealand
• Calamine PSM [+ Calamine, + Zinc Oxide]
  PSM, New Zealand
• Clearasil [+ Sulfur, + Triclosan]
  Reckitt Benckiser, New Zealand
• Clearasil Ultra [+ Benzoyl Peroxide]
  Reckitt Benckiser, Australia; Reckitt Benckiser, New Zealand
• Peptosyl [+ Bismuth Subsalicylate] [veterinary use]
  Vetpharm, New Zealand
• Colina 3g
  Ipsen Pharma, Germany
• Dehecta
  Daewoong, Thailand
• Diosmectal
  Malesci, Italy
• Diosmectite
  Jonnex, Latvia
• Diosmectite Siromed
  Corpus Medica, Lithuania
• Grafort
  Daewoong Pharmaceuticals, Vietnam
• Iprikene
  Mayoly Spindler, Mexico
• Neosmectin
  Pharmstandard, Russian Federation
• Nodia
  Marvecs Pharma Services, Italy
• Smecta
  Abbott, Colombia; Beaufour Ipsen, Georgia; Beaufour Ipsen, Hong Kong; Beaufour Ipsen, Macedonia; Beaufour Ipsen, Tunisia; Ipsen, Bulgaria; Ipsen, Estonia; Ipsen, Greece; Ipsen, Latvia; Ipsen, Poland; Ipsen, Slovakia; Ipsen, Thailand; Ipsen, Taiwan; Ipsen Pharma, Czech Republic; Ipsen Pharma, France; Ipsen Pharma, Malaysia; Ipsen Pharma, Romania; Ipsen Pharma, Russian Federation; Ipsen Pharma, Vietnam; Ipsen Pharma Biotech, Serbia; Lex ano, Lithuania; Ipsen Pharma, Lithuania
• Smecta 3 g
  Ipsen, Hungary
• Smectalia
  Ipsen Pharma, France
• Ultrasmectin
  Rubikon, Georgia
• Bedelix
  Teriak, Tunisia
• Montmorillonite Hanmi
  Hanmi, China
• Smecta
  Beaufour Ipsen, China

Glossary

Further information on drug naming conventions: International Nonproprietary Names.

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