Comparing Simethicone vs Tums Extra Strength 750
| Simethicone | Tums Extra Strength 750 (calcium carbonate) |
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| Simethicone | Tums Extra Strength 750 (calcium carbonate) |
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Over-the-counter
Prescribed for Gas, Functional Gastric Disorder, Postoperative Gas Pains, Endoscopy or Radiology Premedication. Simethicone may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Over-the-counter
Prescribed for GERD, Erosive Esophagitis, Indigestion, Stomach Ulcer, Duodenal Ulcer. Tums Extra Strength 750 may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
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| More about Simethicone | More about Tums Extra Strength 750 (calcium carbonate) | ||||||||||||||||
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Simethicone has an average rating of 7.7 out of 10 from a total of 57 ratings on Drugs.com. 74% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 19% reported a negative effect. |
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| Side Effects Experienced by Users Side effects are reported in Drugs.com user reviews and not clinically verified. | |||||||||||||||||
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View all Simethicone side effects |
View all Tums Extra Strength 750 side effects |
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Lower cost generic |
N/A |
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| Pricing and Coupons * Prices are without insurance | |||||||||||||||||
View all Simethicone prices |
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| Alka-Seltzer Anti-Gas, Anti-Gas Ultra Strength, Baby Gasz, Bicarsim, Bicarsim Forte, Colic Drops, Colicon, CVS Gas Relief, Equalize Gas Relief Drops, Flatulex Drops, Gas Aide, Gas Free Extra Strength, Gas Relief Extra Strength, Gas-Aid Extra Strength, Gas-X, Gas-X Extra Strength, Gas-X Regular Strength, Gas-X Ultra Strength, Genasyme, Gerber Gas Relief, Little Tummys, Maalox Anti-Gas, Maalox Anti-Gas Extra Strength, Mi-Acid Gas Relief, Mylanta Gas, Mylanta Gas Minis, Mylicon, PediaCare Infants' Gas Relief Drops, Phazyme, Phazyme Maximum Strength, Phazyme Ultimate Strength, Phazyme Ultra, Phazyme Ultra Strength, Phazyme-125, Phazyme-95, SimePed View more | Other calcium carbonate brands include: Alcalak, Alka-Seltzer Cool Action Heartburn Relief Gum, Alka-Seltzer Heartburn ReliefChews, Alkets, Alkums, Ami-Lac, Amitone, Cal Oys, Cal-Gest, Cal-Mint, Calcarb, Calci Mix, Calci-Chew, Calcid, Calcitab, Calcium Concentrate, Calcium Liquid Softgel, Calcium Oyster, Calcium Oyster Shell, Caltrate, Caltro, Chooz, D-Cal, Dicarbosil, Equilet, Icar Prenatal Chewable Calcium, Maalox Children's Relief, Maalox Regular Strength, Oysco 500, Oyster Cal, Oyster Calcium, Oyster Shell, Oyster Shell Calcium, Oyster Shell Calcium 500, Titralac, Trial Antacid, Tums Antacid Naturals, Tums Chewy Bites, Tums Chewy Bites Ultra Strength, Tums Chewy Delights, Tums Freshers, Tums Kids, Tums Regular Strength, Tums Smoothies, Tums Smoothies Extra Strength, Tums Sugar-Free, Tums Ultra 1000 View more | ||||||||||||||||
| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
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N/A |
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| CSA Schedule 1 View glossary of CSA terms | |||||||||||||||||
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Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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Category N
Not classified
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category N
Not classified
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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| Drug Interactions | |||||||||||||||||
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A total of 5 drugs are known to interact with Simethicone:
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A total of 222 drugs are known to interact with Tums Extra Strength 750:
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No known alcohol/food interactions. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider. |
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| Disease Interactions | |||||||||||||||||
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No known disease interactions. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider. |
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1 The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
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