KROK 1 2012 – Question 59 · KROK (Medicine) · Pharmacology
A patient suffering from chronic hyperacidic gastritis takes an antacid drug for heartburn elimination. After its ingestion the patient feels better but at the same time he has a sensation of stomach swelling. Which of the following drugs might be the cause of such side effect?
- A. Sodium hydrocarbonate
- B. Magnesium oxide
- C. Aluminium hydroxide
- D. Pepsin
- E. Magnesium trisilicate
Hint
Compare what each antacid forms when it reacts with gastric acid and ask which reaction product could distend the stomach.
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