Simethicone is a drug used to treat excess gases in the digestive tract, it acts on the stomach and intestines by breaking down the bubbles that retain the gas facilitating its release and thus reducing the pain caused by the gas.
Simethicone is known commercially as Luftal, produced by the Bristol laboratory.
The generic drug Simethicone is produced by Medley laboratory
Simethicone is indicated for patients with excess gas in the digestive system, it is also used as an auxiliary medicine for medical examinations such as digestive endoscopy and abdominal x-rays.
The price of simethicone varies between 0. 99 and 11 reais, depending on the dose and formulation of the drug.
Simethicone can be used
In the form of drops, simethicone can be taken as follows:
Doses of simethicone may be increased at your doctor’s discretion.
Side effects of simethicone are rare, but hives or bronchospasm can occur.
Simethicone is contraindicated in patients with hypersensitivity to one of the components of the formula and in patients with perforation or intestinal obstruction, it should not be used during pregnancy.
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