Sodium Alginate (Sodium Alginate)
Overview of Sodium Alginate
Sodium Alginate is used in combination with an antacid or histamine H-2 receptor antagonist such as cimetidine in the management of gastro-esophageal reflux disease. Sodium Alginate is used in the form of a mixed calcium-sodium salt of alginic acid as a hemostatic and wound dressing. Sodium Alginate is used in pharmaceutical manufacturing as a suspending and thickening agent.
Indication of Sodium Alginate
Sodium Alginate is primarily indicated in conditions like Wounds, and can also be given in adjunctive therapy as an alternative drug of choice in Gastro-esophageal reflux disease.
Contraindication of Sodium Alginate
Sodium Alginate is contraindicated in conditions like Hypersensitivity to any component of product.
Side Effects of Sodium Alginate
The symptomatic adverse reactions produced by Sodium Alginate are more or less tolerable and if they become severe, they can be treated symptomatically, these include Urticaria, Bronchospasm, Anaphylaxis.
Precautions of Sodium Alginate
There is a possibility of reduced efficacy in patients with very low levels of gastric acid. If symptoms do not improve after seven days, the clinical situation should be reviewed. Treatment of children younger than 12 years of age is not generally recommended, except on medical advice.