Ireland· IE-PA-PA0281/075/001

Acidex Oral Suspension, Sodium Alginate 500mg, Sodium Bicarbonate 267mg, Calcium Carbonate 160mg/10ml

A sodium bicarbonate product containing sodium alginate + sodium bicarbonate + calcium carbonate, registered in Ireland by Pinewood Laboratories Limited. The same ATC class is registered in 3 of our 19 countries.

ATC B05CB04

Checked against HPRA (Ireland) on September 28, 2026

Informational only — not a medical device.

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Where it is registered

Sodium bicarbonate is registered in 3 of 19 countries.

Countries holding a registration under ATC B05CB04 (sodium bicarbonate), each read from that country’s own register.

This record: Ireland, from HPRA (Ireland)
1 of them publish a price we can compare per daily dose

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Sodium bicarbonate · ATC B05CB04

3 / 19 countries

Ireland
Japan
Switzerlandprice

Blue: a registration under this ATC code. The ringed marker is this record’s country. Markets marked price publish a price we can compare per daily dose.

The record

At a glance

HPRA (Ireland)

Active substance: Sodium alginate + Sodium bicarbonate + Calcium carbonate
Manufacturer: Pinewood Laboratories Limited
Country: Ireland (IE)
ATC code: B05CB04
ATC class: Sodium bicarbonate
Reimbursed: Not published by this register
Source register: HPRA (Ireland)
Last checked: September 28, 2026

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ie_pa_number
PA0281/075/001

Regulatory notes

No shortage, Orange Book or US label notes for this record.

Interactions

432 interactions on record for sodium bicarbonate.

Graded by severity as the source publishes them — 3 severe. Severity grades are free for everyone; mechanism and management come with Growth.

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Sodium bicarbonate · interactions on record

432 records

3 severe
100 moderate
70 minor
259 info

Most severe, free to view

DolutegravirJ05AJ03severe
DolutegravirJ05AX12severe
SelpercatinibL01EX22severe
SucralfateA02BX02moderate

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Mechanism and what to do, in the interaction check

Source: DDInter 2.0 · synced 29 Sept 2026. Grades as the source publishes them.

Same medicine, other countries

Sodium bicarbonate in 7 other countries

What each register calls a product with the same active substance — salts and hydrates count as the same.

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Authorised across Europe · EMA

The same active substance is authorised in 29 EEA countries. Names it is sold under:

Austria · Gaviscon Dual, Gaviscon Dual Mintgeschmack
Belgium · Gaviscon Aangepaste Formule Munt, Gaviscon Aardbei
Bulgaria · Гавискон, Гавискон Двойно Действие
Cyprus · Gaviscon, Gaviscon Double Action
Czechia · Gaviscon Duo Efekt, Gaviscon Liquid Peppermint
Germany · Gaviscon Dual, Gaviscon Dual Waldfruchtgeschmack
Denmark · Claulieve Mixed Berries, Galieve Cool Mint
Estonia · Gaviscon, Gaviscon 500 Mg/213 Mg/325 Mg Suukaudne Suspensioon
Spain · Gaviscon, Gaviscon Forte
Finland · Galieve, Galieve Dual
France · Gavinium, Gavinium Menthe Sans Sucre Édulcoré À L'aspartam Et À L'acésulfame Potassique
United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) · Acidex, Alginate Pinewood Laboratories
Greece · Gaviscon, Gaviscon Double Action
Croatia · Gaviscon Original
Hungary · Gaviscon Borsmenta Ízű, Gaviscon Forte Borsmenta Ízű
Iceland · Galieve, Galieve Cool Mint
Italy · Gaviscon Bruciore E Indigestione, Gaviscon Bruciore E Indigestione Gusto Menta
Lithuania · Galieve, Gaviscon
Luxembourg · Gaviscon, Gaviscon Angepasste Formel Minze
Latvia · Gaviscon 500 Mg/213 Mg/325 Mg Suspensija Iekšķīgai Lietošanai
Malta · Gaviscon Original Aniseed
Netherlands · Gaviscon, Gaviscon Aardbei
Norway · Galieve Forte, Galieve Forte Med Peppermyntesmak
Poland · Gaviscon Duo O Smaku Mięty, Gaviscon Duo O Smaku Owoców Leśnych
Portugal · Gaviscon, Gaviscon Duefet
Romania · Gaviscon Cu Aromă De Căpşuni, Gaviscon Forte
Sweden · Galieve, Galieve Dual
Slovenia · Gaviscon Z Okusom Mentola
Slovakia · Gaviscon, Gaviscon Duo Efekt

Source: European Medicines Agency, Article 57 product data.

Sourced from a public register and reproduced with attribution. Drug Database is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or a partner of HPRA (Ireland). This is an informational data service and not a medical device — verify against the official source of record before any clinical decision.

For developers

The same record over the API, and the raw payload

GET /v1/drugs/cafda046-9344-4d7b-871a-d40d98267855
GET /v1/drugs/cafda046-9344-4d7b-871a-d40d98267855?format=fhir

Every response carries last_synced_at, so freshness is a field rather than a promise. Below is exactly what the ingestion wrote, before any presentation — the same JSON the API returns under payload.

{
  "form": "Oral suspension",
  "routes": [
    "Oral use"
  ],
  "source": "hpra",
  "atc_all": [
    "B05CB",
    "B05CB04"
  ],
  "strength": null,
  "pa_number": "PA0281/075/001",
  "substances": [
    "Sodium alginate",
    "Sodium bicarbonate",
    "Calcium carbonate"
  ],
  "legal_basis": "Well-established use application (Article 10a of Directive No 2001/83/EC)",
  "market_info": "Marketed",
  "authorised_at": "26/06/1998",
  "dispensing_status": "Product not subject to medical prescription",
  "registration_status": "AU",
  "supply_legal_status": "Supply through pharmacies only",
  "interchangeable_code": null
}

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