Simethicone
Active pharmaceutical substance formulated in Jan Aushadhi generic products for Gastrointestinal & Digestion treatment.
🧴 Clinical Application
Tablets: Chew 1 to 2 tablets thoroughly before swallowing, 20 minutes to 1 hour after meals and at bedtime. Suspension: Shake well and take 5 to 10 mL after meals and at bedtime.
⚠️ Side Effects
Common: Chalky taste, mild changes in bowel habits (loose stools or constipation). Rare/Severe: Osteomalacia and hypophosphatemia with prolonged excessive use, and hypermagnesemia in renal failure.
🛡️ Safety Warnings
Over-The-Counter antacid. Chewing tablets thoroughly is essential for efficacy. Do not use for more than 2 weeks continuously without consulting a physician. Space 2 hours apart from antibiotics (ciprofloxacin, doxycycline) and iron supplements.
Jan Aushadhi Products containing Simethicone
Found 9 generic formulation(s) containing this active ingredient.
Dried Aluminium Hydroxide 250mg + Magnesium Hydroxide 250mg + Activated Dimethicone 50mg Tablets
Dried Aluminium Hydroxide (250mg), Magnesium Hydroxide (250mg), and Activated Dimethicone (50mg) Tablets and Suspension is a classic balanced antacid and antiflatulent on the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines. Aluminium hydroxide provides slow, prolonged acid neutralization (constipating), while magnesium hydroxide acts rapidly (laxative), providing a well-balanced bowel action. Dimethicone defoams gas bubbles, relieving gastric fullness and flatulence. Indicated for symptomatic relief of heartburn, acid indigestion, hyperacidity, and peptic ulcer symptoms.
Dried Aluminium Hydroxide 250mg + Magnesium Hydroxide 250mg + Activated Dimethicone 50mg per 5ml Suspension
Dried Aluminium Hydroxide (250mg), Magnesium Hydroxide (250mg), and Activated Dimethicone (50mg) Tablets and Suspension is a classic balanced antacid and antiflatulent on the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines. Aluminium hydroxide provides slow, prolonged acid neutralization (constipating), while magnesium hydroxide acts rapidly (laxative), providing a well-balanced bowel action. Dimethicone defoams gas bubbles, relieving gastric fullness and flatulence. Indicated for symptomatic relief of heartburn, acid indigestion, hyperacidity, and peptic ulcer symptoms.
Pancreatin 170mg + Activated Dimethicone 80mg Tablets
Pancreatin (170mg) with Bile Salts (Sodium Tauroglycocholate 65mg) and/or Dimethicone (80mg) Tablets is a comprehensive digestive enzyme and emulsifying formulation. Pancreatin provides amylase, lipase, and protease; tauroglycocholate emulsifies dietary fats and activates pancreatic lipase for optimal absorption; dimethicone reduces surface tension of trapped gas bubbles. Indicated for exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, chronic pancreatitis, dyspepsia, fatty food intolerance, and flatulent indigestion.
Dicyclomine Hydrochloride 10mg + Activated Dimethicone 40mg per 5 ml Suspension
Dicyclomine Hydrochloride (10mg) with Activated Dimethicone / Simethicone (40mg per 5ml / Drops) is a pediatric and adult antispasmodic and antiflatulent combination. Dicyclomine relieves intestinal smooth muscle spasm via anticholinergic and direct musculotropic action. Simethicone is a non-absorbable surfactant that reduces surface tension of gas bubbles, causing them to coalesce into easily expelled bubbles. Indicated for infantile colic, flatulent dyspepsia, abdominal distension, and irritable bowel syndrome spasms.
Dicyclomine Hydrochloride 10mg + Simethicone 40mg Oral Drops
Dicyclomine Hydrochloride (10mg) with Activated Dimethicone / Simethicone (40mg per 5ml / Drops) is a pediatric and adult antispasmodic and antiflatulent combination. Dicyclomine relieves intestinal smooth muscle spasm via anticholinergic and direct musculotropic action. Simethicone is a non-absorbable surfactant that reduces surface tension of gas bubbles, causing them to coalesce into easily expelled bubbles. Indicated for infantile colic, flatulent dyspepsia, abdominal distension, and irritable bowel syndrome spasms.
Magaldrate 400mg + Simethicone 20mg Oral Suspension per 5ml
Magaldrate (400mg/540mg) and Simethicone (20mg/50mg, with or without Oxetacaine 10mg) Oral Suspension is a balanced antacid, antiflatulent, and mucosal anesthetic formulation. Magaldrate (hydroxymagnesium aluminate complex) reacts rapidly with gastric acid to buffer intragastric pH to the ideal 3.0-5.0 range, neutralizing acid without causing acid rebound. Simethicone breaks mucosal gas bubbles to relieve bloating. Oxetacaine (when present) provides prompt topical anesthesia on inflamed gastric and esophageal mucosa. Indicated for hyperacidity, heartburn, reflux esophagitis, gastritis, and peptic ulcer pain with flatulence.
Megaldrate 540mg + Simethicone 50mg + Oxetacaine 10mg Oral Suspension
Magaldrate (400mg/540mg) and Simethicone (20mg/50mg, with or without Oxetacaine 10mg) Oral Suspension is a balanced antacid, antiflatulent, and mucosal anesthetic formulation. Magaldrate (hydroxymagnesium aluminate complex) reacts rapidly with gastric acid to buffer intragastric pH to the ideal 3.0-5.0 range, neutralizing acid without causing acid rebound. Simethicone breaks mucosal gas bubbles to relieve bloating. Oxetacaine (when present) provides prompt topical anesthesia on inflamed gastric and esophageal mucosa. Indicated for hyperacidity, heartburn, reflux esophagitis, gastritis, and peptic ulcer pain with flatulence.
Simethicone 40Mg + Dill Oil 0.005Ml + Fennel Oil 0.0007Ml Drops
Simethicone (40mg), Dill Oil (0.005ml), and Fennel Oil (0.0007ml) Drops is a specialized pediatric carminative and antiflatulent formulation. Simethicone is an inert silicone polymer that reduces surface tension of gas bubbles in the GI tract, causing coalesced bubbles to be eliminated via belching or flatus. Dill oil and fennel oil are traditional herbal carminatives that relax gastrointestinal smooth muscle and stimulate gastric secretions, alleviating painful colic. Indicated for infant colic, flatulence, abdominal distension, and griping pain in neonates and children.
Mosapride (5Mg) + Dimethicone (125Mg) Chewable Tablet
Mosapride Citrate Tablets (5mg, alone or with Dimethicone 125mg chewable) is a selective 5-HT4 receptor agonist gastroprokinetic. It stimulates presynaptic 5-HT4 receptors on enteric cholinergic neurons to promote acetylcholine release, accelerating gastric emptying and duodenal transit without blocking dopamine D2 receptors. Indicated for functional dyspepsia, chronic gastritis with delayed gastric emptying, and GERD. When combined with Dimethicone, it also relieves gas bloating and flatulence.
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