Which of the following is not an antacid drug: March 2005: (A) Aluminium hydroxide, (B) Magnesium sulphate, (C) Sodium bicarbonate, (D) Calcium carbonate
Answer is B. Ans. B: Magnesium sulphate Examples of antacids Aluminium hydroxide Magnesium hydroxide, magnesium trisilicate (Phillips' Milk of Magnesia) Aluminum carbonate gel Calcium carbonate Sodium bicarbonate, Sodium citrate Bismuth subsalicylate Magaldrate