Magnesium Trisilicate

Scheme

USP

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

A02AA05

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0014987-04-3

Chemical Formula

Mg2-O8-Si3

Molecular Weight

260

Therapeutic Category

Antacid

Chemical Name

Magnesium silicon oxide (Mg2Si3O8)

Foreign Names

• Magnesii trisilicas (Latin)
• Magnesiumtrisilicat (German)
• Magnésium (trisilicate de) (French)

Generic Names

• Magnésium (trisilicate de) (OS: DCF)
• Magnesii trisilicas (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Magnésium (trisilicate de) (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Magnesium Silicate (PH: NF XVI, JP XIV)
• Magnesium Trisilicate (PH: BP 2010, USP 32, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Magnesiumtrisilicat (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Aciban (Magnesium Trisilicate and Aluminium Hydroxide)
  Be-Tabs Pharmaceuticals, South Africa



• Airtab (Magnesium Trisilicate and Aluminium Hydroxide)
  Millimed, Thailand



• Almag (Magnesium Trisilicate and Aluminium)
  BL Hua, Thailand



• Foamcoat (Magnesium Trisilicate and Aluminium Hydroxide)
  Guardian, United States



• Gacida (Magnesium Trisilicate and Aluminium)
  Sanofi-Aventis, Thailand



• Gaviscon (Magnesium Trisilicate and Aluminium Hydroxide)
  Sanofi-Aventis, United States



• Genaton (Magnesium Trisilicate and Aluminium Hydroxide)
  Teva USA, United States



• Malugel (Magnesium Trisilicate and Aluminium Hydroxide)
  Hikma, Oman



• Trisil
  Efroze Chemical Industry, Ethiopia



• Zeller Magen Kautabletten (Magnesium Trisilicate and Calcium Carbonate)
  Zeller, Switzerland

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Glossary

DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
USP	Pharmacopoeia of the United States

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