PrescriptionGiant is a FREE prescription savings program that can save you up to 75% on your prescriptions with or without insurance!

Alumina and Magnesia (Generic Aluminum Hydroxide and Magnesium Hydroxide)

Actual product appearance may differ slightly.

Click the CARD below to print or take a screenshot on your mobile phone or tablet. There is no need to download another app!

If you would like to personalize your card enter your full name in the member name field below the card at this link and click the Update button.


Why is this medication prescribed?

Antacids like aluminium and magnesium oxide are combined to treat heartburn, acid reflux, and upset stomach. Patients with peptic ulcers, gastritis, esophagitis, hiatal hernias, or excess stomach acid may use them to address these symptoms (gastric hyperacidity). They react with the acid in the stomach and neutralise it. Magnesium and Aluminum Hydroxide are both over-the-counter medications.

Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more details if you’re interested in using this drug for any other conditions.

How should this medicine be used?

This drug is available as a liquid to drink as well as a chewable tablet. Do not swallow the tablets whole; chew them well. Take the pills with a full glass of water. Before each usage, give the oral liquid a good shake to evenly distribute the medication. You can combine the liquid with milk or water.

Pay close attention to the instructions on the package label or the label on your prescription, and ask your doctor or pharmacist to clarify any instructions you do not understand. Take the antacids with aluminium hydroxide and magnesium hydroxide exactly as prescribed. Never take it in larger or less amounts or more frequently than directed by your doctor. If not directed by your doctor, do not take antacids for longer than 1 to 2 weeks.

What special precautions should I follow?

Before taking Aluminum Hydroxide, Magnesium Hydroxide antacids,

  • If you have an allergy to any medications, including magnesium hydroxide antacids or aluminium hydroxide, tell your doctor and pharmacist right away.
  • Advil, cinoxacin (Cinobac), ciprofloxacin (Cipro), digoxin (Lanoxin), diazepam (Valium), enoxacin (Penetrex), ferrous sulphate (iron), fluconazole (Diflucan), indomethacin, isoniazid (INH), itraconazole (Sporanox), ketoconazole (Nizoral), Do not take them within two hours of having an antacid if your doctor has instructed you to take one while taking these meds.
  • If you have renal illness now or ever have, let your doctor know.
  • Inform your doctor if you are expecting, intend to get pregnant, or are nursing a baby. Call your doctor if you become pregnant while taking aluminium or magnesium hydroxide antacids.

What special dietary instructions should I follow?

Be sure to strictly adhere to the diet your doctor has advised you to follow if you’re taking this medicine for an ulcer.

What should I do if I forget a dose?

Use the missing dose of aluminium or magnesium hydroxide as soon as you remember if you take these medications on a regular basis. If the next dose is soon due, skip the missed one and carry on with your regular dosing plan. To make up for a missing dose, do not take a second one.

What side effects can this medication cause?

Magnesium and aluminium oxides rarely cause negative side effects. Take with water or milk to get rid of the gritty taste. If any of these symptoms are severe or do not go away, let your doctor know right once:

  • Diarrhea
  • Constipation
  • Reduced appetite
  • Unusual fatigue
  • Muscle tremor

What should I know about storage and disposal of this medication?

Keep this medication tightly closed in the original container and out of the reach of children. Store it away from excessive heat and moisture at room temperature (not in the bathroom).

Unused prescriptions must be disposed of carefully to prevent pets, kids, and other people from ingesting them. You should not, however, dispose of this medication in the toilet. Instead, utilising a medicine take-back programme is the easiest approach to get rid of your medication. To find out about take-back programmes in your area, speak with your pharmacist or the garbage/recycling department in your city. If you do not have access to a take-back programme, see the FDA’s Safe Disposal of Medicines website at http://goo.gl/c4Rm4p for additional information.

As many containers (such as weekly pill minders and those for eye drops, creams, patches, and inhalers) are not child-resistant and are simple for young children to open, it is crucial to keep all medications out of sight and out of reach of children. Always lock safety caps and promptly stash medication up and away from young children where it is out of their sight and reach to prevent poisoning. http://www.upandaway.org

What other information should I know?

Keep all appointments with your doctor if you are prescribed this medicine.

No one else should take your medication.

You should keep a written record of every medication you take, including any over-the-counter (OTC) items, prescription drugs, and dietary supplements like vitamins and minerals. This list should be brought with you whenever you see a doctor or are admitted to the hospital. You should always have this information with you in case of emergencies.

Brand names

  • Alamag®
  • Alumina and Magnesia®
  • Antacid (aluminum-magnesium)®
  • Antacid M®
  • Antacid Suspension®
  • Gen-Alox®
  • Kudrox®
  • M.A.H.®
  • Maalox HRF®
  • Maalox T.C.®
  • Magagel®
  • Magnalox®
  • Maldroxal®
  • Mylanta® Ultimate
  • Ri-Mox®
  • Rulox®
Copyright © 2023 PrescriptionGiant.com