Alginates

Question 1

M?

Answer 1

Antacids-buffer stomach acid
alginates-increase viscosity of stomach contents, reducing reflux of stomach acid into oesophagus-form floating raft which separates gastric content from the GO junction to prevent mucosal damage-inhibit pepsin

Question 2

I?

Answer 2

GORD-symptomatic relief

Dyspepsia-st relief indigestion

Question 3

C?

Answer 3

thick milk preparations, hyperkalaemia, fluid overload, renal failure, DM, ACEi, antibiotics, bisphosphonates, digoxin, L-thyroxine, PPI

Question 4

A?

Answer 4

mg causes diarrhoea

al cause constipation