Drug classes

Antacids

MFDS drug class 02340

This is a category of medications that neutralize stomach acid or suppress its secretion.

Representative ingredients

The ingredients most often used in single-ingredient medicines of this type.

Commonly used for

What kind of medicines are these?

Antacids are used to relieve symptoms such as heartburn, indigestion, and gastritis caused by excessive stomach acid. They also aim to prevent damage to the stomach lining caused by acid.

Antacids neutralize stomach acid or suppress its secretion, thereby reducing the acidity of stomach acid. This helps protect the stomach lining and alleviate uncomfortable symptoms.

Good to know

Antacids are divided into drugs that directly neutralize stomach acid and those that inhibit acid secretion. Unlike other classifications of digestive aids, these medications focus on controlling stomach acid.

Medicines in this class

Even within the same class, dosage form and prescription status can differ.

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Drug classes are only attached to medicines covered by the MFDS pill identification data, so this list does not include every medicine.

SourceKorea Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (Drug Safety Korea)

Product approval information is based on drug information provided by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety.
Ingredient and class descriptions are not part of MFDS data and were written separately by Cashdoc.
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