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Simethicone
Aka: Simethicone, Gas-X, Mylicon, Phazyme- Indications
- Dose
- Adults: 40-125 mg po qid
- Infants: 0.3 ml PO qid prn
- Pharmacokinetics
- Not absorbed
- Efficacy
- Several controlled clinical trials have been performed
- No evidence that Simethicone is better than Placebo
| Medication Costs | ||
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| Gas-X Extra Strength (on 2/9/2012 at DrugStore.com) | ||
| Gas-X Extra Strength 18 125mg Chew Tabs Box | #1 for $17.59 | ($17.59/unit) |
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Simethicone (C0037138) |
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| Definition (MSH) | A poly(dimethylsiloxane) which is a polymer of 200-350 units of dimethylsiloxane, along with added silica gel. It is used as an antiflatulent, surfactant, and ointment base. |
| Definition (NCI) | A mixture of polydimethylsiloxanes with antifoaming and anti-bloating effects. Simethicone reduces the surface tension of gas bubbles causing them to coalesce into larger bubbles that can be passed more easily by belching or flatulence. |
| Concepts | Organic Chemical (T109) , Pharmacologic Substance (T121) , Biomedical or Dental Material (T122) |
| MSH | D012841 |
| SnomedCT | 387442005, 77898008 |
| English | simethicone, Simeticone, Simethicone, simethicone (medication), Simethicone [Chemical/Ingredient], dimethicone activated, activated dimethicone, Activated dimethicone, Activated methylpolysiloxane, Simethicone (product), Simethicone (substance), SIMETHICONE |
| Swedish | Simetikon |
| Czech | simethikon |
| Finnish | Simetikoni |
| Russian | SIMETIKON, DIMETIKON, ДИМЕТИКОН, СИМЕТИКОН |
| Japanese | シメチコン |
| Spanish | dimeticona, dimeticona activada, metilpolisiloxano activado, simeticona (producto), simeticona (sustancia), simeticona, Simeticona |
| Polish | Dimetykon |
| French | Siméthicone |
| German | Simethicon |
| Italian | Simeticone |
| Portuguese | Simeticone |
| Sources |
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) |
Mylicon (C0721886) |
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| Concepts | Organic Chemical (T109) , Pharmacologic Substance (T121) |
| English | Mylicon, mylicon |
| Sources |
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) |
Phazyme (C0722576) |
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| Concepts | Organic Chemical (T109) , Pharmacologic Substance (T121) |
| English | Phazyme, phazymes, phazyme |
| Sources |
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) |