Antacids and confusion with PPIs

Antacids are acid neutralizing agents and many times confused as PPIs.
Lets find out what is it actually.

Hi, this is Sumit your online pharmacist...

To understand the working of antacids you should know that acids and bases acts opposite to each other.
Antacids are bases which are poorly absorbed by the stomach and thus reacts with the acid present in the stomach and reduce the acidity.

Antacids as the name suggests are anti acids. That means they neutralize acids which are already present in the stomach. While PPIs are those drugs which blocks acid formation in stomach.
Both these drugs differ in action and results.

(To know more about PPIs Visit this link http://zzzpharmacist.blogspot.in/2018/05/why-ppi-is-taken-before-food.html )

Antacids do not decrease acid production and just react to already produced acid thereby reducing the acidity of stomach.

A combination of two or more antacids are used to have better and sustained effect on the acidity of stomach.

Antacids comes in form of chewable tablet or as liquid gel. These tablets and gels are coloured & flavoured to make them palatable.
Some brands also add other drugs like simeticone for better action.

So from now when you find anti gas medicines look for what is it, a PPI or an Antacid..

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