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Simethicone

Simethicone is an active pharmaceutical ingredient classified therapeutically as an antiflatulent or antifoaming agent, rather than a broad, multi-drug therapeutic class. Read more about Simethicone

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About Simethicone.

Simethicone is an active pharmaceutical ingredient classified therapeutically as an antiflatulent or antifoaming agent, rather than a broad, multi-drug therapeutic class.

As a non-systemically absorbed surfactant composed of dimethicone and silicon dioxide, it functions by reducing the surface tension of gas bubbles within the gastrointestinal tract, enabling them to coalesce into larger pockets that are more easily eliminated via belching or flatus.

It is widely utilized for the symptomatic relief of upper and lower digestive discomfort associated with excessive gas, including functional bloating, abdominal distension, and flatulence, and is frequently employed as an adjunctive defoaming agent to improve mucosal visualization during diagnostic gastrointestinal endoscopy.