- aluminum phosphate gel
- [USP] an aqueous suspension of aluminum phosphate, used as an antacid and to reduce excretion of phosphates in the feces.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
aluminum phosphate — AlPO4, used as an adjuvant in adsorbed toxoids and vaccines, as a component (with calcium sulfate and sodium silicate) in dental cements, and, in the form of aluminum phosphate gel, as an antacid … Medical dictionary
aluminum hydroxide gel — [USP] a suspension of amorphous aluminum hydroxide in which there is partial substitution of carbonate for hydroxide; used as a gastric antacid, especially in treatment of peptic ulcer, and as a phosphate binder in treatment of hyperphosphatemia… … Medical dictionary
dried aluminum hydroxide gel — [USP] an amorphous form of aluminum hydroxide in which there is partial substitution of carbonate for hydroxide, prepared by drying aluminum hydroxide gel at low temperature; used as an antacid and phosphate binder … Medical dictionary
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basic aluminum carbonate gel — an aqueous suspension of a complex of aluminum hydroxide and aluminum carbonate, used as an antacid, for the treatment of hyperphosphatemia in renal insufficiency, and to prevent the formation of phosphate urinary calculi … Medical dictionary
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