basic aluminum carbonate gel
- basic aluminum carbonate gel
- an aqueous suspension of a complex of aluminum hydroxide and aluminum carbonate, used as an antacid, for the treatment of hyperphosphatemia in renal insufficiency, and to prevent the formation of phosphate urinary calculi.
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