Aluminum Hydroxide; Dimethicone; Magnesium Hydroxide

Drug Usage Statistics, United States, 2013 - 2021

Aluminum Hydroxide; Dimethicone; Magnesium Hydroxide Summary for 2021

Top drug rank	#335 ( 134)
Estimated number of prescriptions in the United States (2021)	145,902
Estimated number of patients in the United States (2021)	53,682

Average total drug cost (USD)
Per prescription	$2.85
Per day of therapy	$0.18/day
Average out-of-pocket cost (USD)
Per prescription	$1.33
Per day of therapy	$≤0.01/day

Total Prescriptions and Patients Per Year (2013 - 2021)

Rank of Top Drugs Over Time

"Rank" refers to the frequency that a given medication is prescribed within a calendar year compared to all other medications. A rank of "4" would indicate that the medication was the fourth most commonly prescribed medication.

Year	Rank	Change
2014	501	-
2015	502	1
2016	456	46

Year	Rank	Change
2017	414	42
2020	469	-
2021	335	134

Drug Cost Over Time (2013 - 2021)

Cost Per Prescription Fill: Average cost per filled prescription regardless of how many days of therapy the prescription is filled for (e.g. 10 days, 30 days, 90 days, etc.)
Cost per Day of Therapy: The average cost per prescription fill divided by the days of therapy. For example, a 10-day antibiotic course costing $30 would be $3 per day. Similarly, a 30-day supply of an oral antihypetensive costing $30 would be $1 per day.

Total cost: The average total cost of the medication including the out-of-pocket cost (see below) plus the amount paid by other parties (Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance, Veterans Administration, TRICARE, other state/federal sources, Worker's compensation, and other miscellaneous sources)
Out-of-pocket cost: The average payment made by the patient which may include deductibles, coinsurance, copayments, or the cash price paid without insurance coverage.

Cost Per Prescription Fill (USD)

Cost Per Day of Therapy (USD/day)

Distribution of Dispensed Dosage Forms (2021)

No data available

Distribution of Days Supplied (2021)

"Days supply" is defined as the number of days that a prescription should last. For example, a prescription of 60 tablets that is taken twice daily has a day supply of 30 days.

Related Drugs

Drug Name	Total Prescriptions (2021)
Magnesium Salts	2,102,185
Polyethylene Glycol 3350	1,831,599
Sodium Salts	1,782,362
Lactulose	1,164,695
Polyethylene Glycol 3350 With Electrolytes	552,075
Magnesium	322,484
Aluminum Hydroxide; Dimethicone; Magnesium Hydroxide (this drug)	145,902
Anhydrous Citric Acid; Magnesium Oxide; Sodium Picosulfate	130,957
Magnesium	114,357
Citric Acid; Potassium Citrate	25,843
Aluminum Hydroxide; Magnesium Carbonate	17,329

Therapeutic Classes

Drug Synonyms

Drug synonyms are used during the sanitation and standardization process of "cleaning" the original data source (MEPS). Occassionally, brand names may be listed below that are no longer on the market or are very infrequently used.

Brand Name Synonyms

Magnesium Hydroxide/Aluminum Hydroxice/Simethicone
Gelusil
Mag-AL Plus
Mag-AL Plus XS
Advanced Antacid Cherry
Advanced Antacid Mint
Advanced Antacid Regular Strength
Advanced Regular Strength Antacid
Almacone Antacid Antigas
Almacone Double Strength
Alumox
Antacid
Antacid And Gasrelief
Antacid Antigas
Antacid Maximum Strength
Antacid Mint
Antacid Plus
Careone Antacid
Careone Liquid Antacid
DG Health Antacid
Equaline Antacid
Equate Antacid
Exchange Select Antacid
Geri-lanta Antacid
Geri-lanta Antacid Antigas
Geri-lanta Maximum Strength
Geri-mox Antacid Antigas
Good Sense Antacid
Harris Teeter Antacid
Health Mart Antacid
Leader Antacid
Magsil Antacid (Lemon Mint)
Maximum Strength
Maximum Strength Advanced Antacid
Maximum Strength Antacid
Maximum Strength Antacid And Antigas
Maximum Strength Antacid And Antigas Cherry
Maximum Strength Antacid And Gas Relief
Maximum Strength Antacid And Gasrelief
Maximum Strength Antacid Antigas
Maximum Strength Antacid Cherry
Maximum Strength Antacid Cherry Liquid
Maximum Strength Antacid Mint
Maximum Strength Antacid/ Antigas
Maximum Strength Fast Acting Antacid Anti-gas
Melox
MI Acid
MI-acid Maximum Strength
MI-acid Regular Strength
Mintox
Mintox Maximum Strength
Mintox Plus Tabs
Mylanta Maximum Strength Classic Flavor
Mylanta Maximum Strength Classic Flavor Antacid And Anti Gas
Mylanta Maximum Strength Vanilla Caramel Flavor
Regular Strength
Regular Strength Antacid
Regular Strength Antacid And Gas Relief
Regular Strength Antacid Antigas
Regular Strength Antacid Mint
Regular Strength Antacid/Antigas
Rexall Antacid Advanced
Rugby Almacone
Signature Care Antacid Plus Gas Relief
Sunmark Antacid
Sunmark Antacid Maximum Strength Cherry
Topcare Antacid
UP And UP Antacid Anti Gas

Generic Drug Synonyms and Salts

Aluminum Hydroxide; Magnesium Hydroxide; Dimethicone
Dimethicone; Aluminum Hydroxide; Magnesium Hydroxide
Magnesium Hydroxide; Aluminum Hydroxide; Dimethicone
Aluminum Hydroxide; Dimethicone; Magnesium Hydroxide

FDA Approval Information

Established Pharmacologic Class (EPC):	Calculi Dissolution Agent, Osmotic Laxative
Initial FDA approval date:	8/15/1990
First FDA applicant:	Meijer Distribution Inc
First dosage form:	Suspension (oral)

Prescription data source: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) 2013-2021. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Rockville, MD. ClinCalc DrugStats Database version 2024.01. Read more about the ClinCalc DrugStats database.

All ClinCalc DrugStats figures and graphs on this page are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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Drug Usage Statistics, United States, 2013 - 2021

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