Claims
- 1. An antacid material of the formula
- Mg.sub.5 Al.sub.10 (OH).sub.26 O.sub.5 ](SO.sub.4).sub.2 .multidot.nH.sub.2 O
- wherein n is 35-95.
- 2. An antacid material according to claim 1, wherein n is 45-85.
- 3. An antacid material according to claim 1, wherein n is 55-65.
- 4. An antacid material according to claim 1 and of the formula [Mg.sub.5 Al.sub.10 OH).sub.26 O.sub.5 ](SO.sub.4).sub.2 .multidot.63H.sub.2 O.
- 5. An antacid pharmaceutical composition consisting essentially of an effective amount of an antacid material according to claim 1 in admixture with a polyol.
- 6. A composition according to claim 5, wherein the polyol is a hexitol.
- 7. A composition according to claim 6, wherein the hexitol is mannitol or sorbitol.
- 8. A composition according to claim 5 in the form of a solid dosage unit.
- 9. A composition according to claim 8, wherein each solid dosage unit contains 0.3 to 5.0 g of the antacid material.
- 10. A composition according to claim 5 in the form of a semi solid or liquid form.
- 11. A composition according to claim 10, wherein the suspension contains 0.1 to 0.6 of antacid per gram material.
- 12. An antacid pharmaceutical composition consisting essentially of an effective amount of an antacid material according to claim 4 in admixture with up to 50% sorbitol.
- 13. A method of treating hyperacidity and gastrointestinal diseases which comprise administering to a mammal suffering therefrom an effective amount of an antacid pharmaceutical composition according to claim 5.
- 14. A method of treating hyperacidity and gastrointestinal diseases which comprises administering to a mammal suffering therefrom an effective amount of an antacid pharmaceutical composition according to claim 12.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 513,136, filed July 12, 1983,now U.S. Pat. No. 4,482,542, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 260,859, filed May 6, 1981, now abandoned.
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Continuations (1)
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260859 |
May 1981 |
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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513136 |
Jul 1983 |
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