Solid pharmaceutical composition for neutralizing stomach acid

摘要

A pharmaceutical composition including an alkaline metal alginate, an alkaline salt, and less than 10% by weight based on the weight of the alkaline metal alginate of a calcium salt. The pharmaceutical composition is intended for the treatment or prophylaxis of dyspepsia in a mammal.

主权项

1. A solid pharmaceutical composition for neutralizing stomach acid, comprising
sodium alginate, an alkaline salt, wherein the alkaline salt is a disintegrating agent selected from the group consisting of sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3), potassium bicarbonate (KHCO3), and mixtures thereof, 2% by weight or more, based on the weight of the sodium alginate, of a further alkaline agent selected among the group consisting of magnesium hydroxide (Mg(OH)2), potassium hydroxide (KOH), sodium hydroxide (NaOH), sodium acetate (C2H3O2Na), and mixtures thereof, and less than 10% by weight based on the weight of the sodium alginate of a salt comprising calcium.