Question

______ is an important laxative and antacid.​

Answer 1

Magnesium hydroxide is marketed for medical use as chewable tablets, as capsules, powder, and as liquid suspensions, sometimes flavored. These products are sold as antacids to neutralize stomach acid and relieve indigestion and heartburn. It also is a laxative to alleviate constipation.

Answer 2

$<p style="color:blue;font-family:cursive;background:grey;font-size:25px:">The most common laxative was magnesia alone (75.8%). Antacids were administered in 58.3% of patients, which included PPI, including lansoprazole (47.1%), omeprazole (12.1%), rabeprazole (11.7%) and esomeprazole (11.3%) and H2RB such as famotidine (13.2%), cimetidine (3.9), ranitidine (0.4%) and roxatidine (0.4%).$