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Ireland· IE-PA-PA0979/011/001

Gaviscon Advance Oral Suspension Sodium alginate 500 mg, Potassium hydrogen carbonate 100 mg.

A other drugs for peptic ulcer and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (gord) product containing sodium alginate + potassium hydrogen carbonate, registered in Ireland by Reckitt Benckiser Ireland Limited. The same ATC class is registered in 5 of our 19 countries.

ATC A02BX

Checked against HPRA (Ireland) on

Informational only — not a medical device.

SOURCE REGISTER · IEHPRA (Ireland)normalisedGaviscon Advance Oral Suspension Sodi…ATCA02BXREGISTER NO.IE-PA-PA0979/011/001PACKS LISTED1CHECKEDSeptember 28, 2026

Where it is registered

Sodium alginate + potassium hydrogen carbonate is registered in 5 of 19 countries.

Countries holding a registration under ATC A02BX (other drugs for peptic ulcer and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (gord)), each read from that country’s own register.

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

Sodium alginate + potassium hydrogen carbonate · ATC A02BX

5 / 19 countries

  • Belgiumprice
  • Czechiaprice
  • Finlandprice
  • Ireland
  • Netherlands
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 + Potassium hydrogen carbonate
Manufacturer
Reckitt Benckiser Ireland Limited
Country
Ireland (IE)
ATC code
A02BX
ATC class
Other drugs for peptic ulcer and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD)
Reimbursed
Not published by this register
Source register
HPRA (Ireland)
Last checked
September 28, 2026

Packs & prices · 1

  • ie_pa_number
    PA0979/011/001

Regulatory notes

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

Same medicine, other countries

Sodium alginate + potassium hydrogen carbonate in 3 other countries

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

All sodium alginate + potassium hydrogen carbonate products

Authorised across Europe · EMA

The same active substance is authorised in 10 EEA countries. Names it is sold under:

  • Austria · Gaviscon
  • Belgium · Gaviscon, Gaviscon Advance
  • Germany · Gaviscon Advance, Gaviscon Advance Pfefferminz
  • France · Gavisconpro Menthe
  • United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) · Acidex Advance (Aniseed Flavour), Acidex Advance (Peppermint Flavour)
  • Greece · Gaviscon Advance
  • Italy · Gaviscon Advance, Gaviscon Advance Aroma Menta
  • Luxembourg · Gaviscon Advance
  • Malta · Gaviscon Advance
  • Netherlands · Gaviscon Extra Sterk Liquid Sticks Pepermunt

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/ef8b2671-2418-47d1-a8be-c838c944c899
GET /v1/drugs/ef8b2671-2418-47d1-a8be-c838c944c899?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": [
    "A02BX"
  ],
  "strength": null,
  "pa_number": "PA0979/011/001",
  "substances": [
    "Sodium alginate",
    "Potassium hydrogen carbonate"
  ],
  "legal_basis": "Full application (Article 8(3) of Directive No 2001/83/EC)",
  "market_info": "Marketed",
  "authorised_at": "14/08/1998",
  "dispensing_status": "Product not subject to medical prescription",
  "registration_status": "AU",
  "supply_legal_status": "Supply through pharmacies only",
  "interchangeable_code": null
}

See everything about sodium alginate + potassium hydrogen carbonate.

This page is the registration. A free account adds the label text as the regulator wrote it, what it costs per daily dose across the markets that publish a price, a feed of what changes in the registers, and an assistant that answers with its sources. Interaction severity is free; mechanism and management are on the Growth plan. No card, nothing to install.