Alginic Acid

Scheme

BAN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

A02BX13

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0009005-32-7

Therapeutic Categories

Pharmaceutic aid

Treatment of peptic ulcer

Chemical Name

A polyuronic acid composed of residues of D-mannuonic and L-guluronic acids obtained chiefly by extraction of algae belonging to the Phaeophyceae

Foreign Names

• Acidum alginicum (Latin)
• Alginsäure (German)
• Acide alginique (French)

Generic Names

• Acide alginique (OS: DCF)
• Alginic Acid (OS: BAN)
• A 2830-9 (IS)
• E 400 (IS)
• Norgine (IS)
• Polymannuronic Acid (IS)
• Polymannuronsäure (IS)
• Acide alginique (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Acidum alginicum (PH: Ph. Int. 4, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Alginic Acid (PH: BP 2010, Ph. Int. 4, NF 27, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Alginsäure (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Apyrosis
  Opalia, Tunisia



• Gaviscon Infant
  GlaxoSmithKline, Tunisia



• Gaviscon (Alginic Acid and Aluminium Hydroxide)
  Nordic Drugs, Norway



• Gaviscon (Alginic Acid and Sodium Bicarbonate)
  Pekit, Greece

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Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
IS	Inofficial Synonym
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name

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