A 43-year-old member asked:
is there bismuth subsalicylate in maalox?
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Dr. Brett Kalmowitz answered
Gastroenterology 22 years experience
No: Bismuth subsalicylate is found in peptobismol. Maalox is magnesium and aluminum hydroxide.
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A 30-year-old member asked:
Does maalox contain bismuth subsalicylate?
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Dr. Sidney Vinson answered
Gastroenterology 27 years experience
No: It does not. There a few different maalox preparations containing aluminum hydroxide, magnesium hydroxide, simethicone or calcium carbonate.
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