Alginic Acid (Alginic Acid)
Overview of Alginic Acid
Alginic Acid is a hydrophilic colloidal carbohydrate extracted with dilute alkali from species of brown seaweed of the class Phaeophyceae. Alginic Acid is used as a pharmaceutical aid such as tablet binder and emulsifying agent.
Indication of Alginic Acid
Alginic Acid is primarily indicated in conditions like Dyspepsia, Epigastric distress, Heart burn, Retrosternal distress.
Contraindication of Alginic Acid
No data regarding the contra indications of Alginic Acid is available.
Side Effects of Alginic Acid
The severe or irreversible adverse effects of Alginic Acid, which give rise to further complications include Cardiac failure.,The symptomatic adverse reactions produced by Alginic Acid are more or less tolerable and if they become severe, they can be treated symptomatically, these include Gastric bloating.
Precautions of Alginic Acid
It should be used with caution in patients with cardiovascular or renal disease and in patients with diabetes mellitus.