Overview
Attapulgite is a magnesium aluminium phyllosilicate which occurs in a type of clay soil common to the Southeastern United States. When used in medicine, it physically binds to acids and toxic substances in the stomach and digestive tract. For that reason, it has often been used in antidiarrheal medications. Until 2003, it was the active ingredient used in Kaopectate, before that product was reformulated with bismuth subsalicylate.
Indication
When used in medicine, it physically binds to acids and toxic substances in the stomach and digestive tract. For that reason, it has often been used in antidiarrheal medications. Attapulgite is an adsorbent.
Associated Conditions
- Acute Diarrhea
- Diarrhea
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Health Canada Drug Approvals
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| DIBAN CAP | wyeth-ayerst canada inc. | 02041626 | Capsule - Oral | 300 MG | 2/18/1998 |
| KAOPECTATE LIQ 600MG/15ML | upjohn consumer products company | 00836656 | Liquid - Oral | 600 MG / 15 ML | 12/31/1989 |
| DIARET TAB | produits francais labs inc. | 00540862 | Tablet - Oral | 350 MG / TAB | 12/31/1981 |
| CHILDREN'S KAOPECTATE SUS 600MG/15ML | upjohn consumer products company | 01951165 | Suspension - Oral | 600 MG / 15 ML | 12/31/1992 |
| KAOPECTATE CHEWABLE TABLETS 300MG | johnson & johnson - merck consumer pharmaceuticals of canada | 02229948 | Tablet - Oral | 300 MG | 9/18/1998 |
| KAOPECTATE TABLETS 600MG | the upjohn company of canada | 00730955 | Tablet - Oral | 600 MG / TAB | 12/31/1989 |
| DIBAN CAP | ayerst laboratories | 01909215 | Capsule - Oral | 300 MG | 12/31/1992 |
| DIAREX TAB | nutribon (1986) inc. | 02003392 | Tablet - Oral | 350 MG / TAB | 12/31/1995 |
| KAOPECTATE CHEWABLE TAB 300MG | upjohn consumer products company | 00875058 | Tablet - Oral | 300 MG | 12/31/1990 |
| KAOPECTATE TABLET - 600MG | johnson & johnson - merck consumer pharmaceuticals of canada | 02229953 | Tablet - Oral | 600 MG | 7/24/1998 |
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