Medicines containing active substance Sodium alginate
This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 29 medicines with the active substance sodium alginate.
- 6 sodium alginate only
- 23 in combination with another substance
- 15 without a prescription (P or GSL)
- 2 no longer supplied or not available
Medicines containing only sodium alginate
| Medicine | Legal category |
|---|---|
| Acidex Advance Heartburn and Indigestion Relief Aniseed Flavour 1000 mg / 200 mg / 10 ml oral suspension | – |
| Gaviscon Advance Aniseed Flavour oral suspension SPC | – |
| Gaviscon Advance Aniseed suspension SPC | – |
| Gaviscon Advance liquid sachets SPC | – |
| Gaviscon Advance Peppermint Flavour oral suspension SPC | – |
| Gaviscon Double Action Mixed Berries Flavour oral suspension SPC | – |
Combinations with sodium alginate
| Medicine | Legal category |
|---|---|
| Sodium alginate + Calcium carbonate + Sodium bicarbonate | |
| Acidex Advance oral suspension (Aniseed Flavour) SPC | General sale (GSL) |
| Acidex Advance oral suspension (Peppermint Flavour) SPC | General sale (GSL) |
| Acidex oral suspension, Tesco Heartburn & Indigestion Relief, Lloydspharmacy Heartburn and Indigestion liquid Peppermint Flavoured, Well Pharmaceuticals Heartburn & Indigestion Peppermint Flavour oral suspension, Heartburn and Indigestion oral suspension | General sale (GSL) |
| Gaviscon Double Action liquid SPC | – |
| Gaviscon Double Action liquid sachets SPC | – |
| Gaviscon Double Action Mint SPC | – |
| Gaviscon Double Action Mint Flavour chewable tablets SPC | General sale (GSL) |
| Gaviscon liquid sachets SPC | – |
| Gaviscon Original Aniseed Relief SPC | General sale (GSL) |
| Gaviscon Peppermint Flavour tablets SPC | General sale (GSL) |
| Gaviscon Peppermint liquid Relief SPC | General sale (GSL) |
| Heartburn and Indigestion oral suspension Peppermint Flavour (Teva), Peptac Peppermint liquid, Well Pharmaceuticals Heartburn & Indigestion Peppermint Flavour oral suspension, Boots Heartburn Relief Peppermint Flavour, Rennie liquid Heartburn Relief oral SPC | General sale (GSL) |
| Heartburn and Indigestion oral suspension Peppermint Flavour (Teva), Tesco Heartburn & Indigestion Relief, Rennie liquid Heartburn Relief oral suspension, Boots Heartburn Relief Peppermint Flavour, Peptac Peppermint liquid, Well Pharmaceuticals Heartburn SPC | General sale (GSL) |
| Heartburn and Indigestion oral suspension Peppermint Flavour (Teva), Well Pharmaceuticals Heartburn & Indigestion Peppermint Flavour oral suspension, Boots Heartburn Relief Peppermint Flavour, Lloydspharmacy Heartburn and Indigestion liquid Peppermint Fla SPC | General sale (GSL) |
| Lloydspharmacy Heartburn and Indigestion liquid Peppermint Flavoured, Healthpoint Heartburn and Indigestion oral suspension, Heartburn and Indigestion oral suspension Peppermint Flavour (Teva), Acidex oral suspension, Rennie liquid Heartburn Relief oral s SPC | General sale (GSL) |
| Superdrug Heartburn and Indigestion oral suspension, Wilko Heartburn and Indigestion oral suspension, Essential Waitrose Heartburn and Indigestion oral suspension, Tesco Health Heartburn & Indigestion oral suspension, Peptac liquid Heartburn and Indigesti | General sale (GSL) |
| Tesco Heartburn & Indigestion Relief, Healthpoint Heartburn and Indigestion oral suspension, Rennie liquid Heartburn Relief oral suspension, Lloydspharmacy Heartburn and Indigestion liquid Peppermint Flavoured, Peptac Peppermint liquid, Boots Heartburn Re SPC | General sale (GSL) |
| Well Pharmaceuticals Heartburn & Indigestion Peppermint Flavour oral suspension, Heartburn and Indigestion oral suspension Peppermint Flavour (Teva), Boots Heartburn Relief Peppermint Flavour, Tesco Heartburn & Indigestion Relief, Peptac Peppermint liquid SPC | General sale (GSL) |
| Gaviscon Cool tablets, Gavison Cool Mint tablets SPC no longer supplied | – |
| Gaviscon Strawberry Flavour tablets SPC no longer supplied | – |
| Sodium alginate + Magnesium alginate | |
| Gaviscon Infant SPC | – |
| Sodium alginate + Potassium bicarbonate | |
| Gaviscon Advance Mint chewable tablets SPC | General sale (GSL) |
| Gaviscon Advance tablets SPC | – |
ATC groups
The ATC classification sorts medicines by the organ they act on and by their effect – the group pages list the other medicines of the group too.
- A02BX13 alginic acid 17 medicines
- A02BX Other drugs for peptic ulcer and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) 2 medicines
Sources: the MHRA product information and the European Medicines Agency (patient leaflets and SPCs), the NHS Dictionary of Medicines and Devices (dm+d), NHS Business Services Authority (substances, ATC codes and legal categories). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Ask your doctor or pharmacist which medicine is right for you.