Simeticone

Simeticone
Clinical data
Trade namesInfacol, Wind-eze, WindSetlers, many others
Other namessimethicone[1] (USAN US)
AHFS/Drugs.comMonograph
Pregnancy
category
  • C
Routes of
administration
Oral
ATC code
Legal status
Legal status
Pharmacokinetic data
BioavailabilityNone
Protein binding0%
MetabolismNot metabolized
Elimination half-lifeN/A
ExcretionFeces
Identifiers
  • Poly(dimethylsiloxane), silicon dioxide
CAS Number
PubChem CID
DrugBank
ChemSpider
  • None
ChEMBL
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
ECHA InfoCard100.107.016 Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
Formula(C2H6OSi)n · (SiO2)m
Molar massVariable
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Simeticone (INN), also known as simethicone (USAN), is an anti-foaming agent used to reduce bloating, discomfort or pain caused by excessive gas.

  1. ^ "Simethicone names". Drugs.com. Retrieved 27 August 2017.