Sapotin
Sapotin Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Food Interaction and all others data.
Sapotin is a layered silicate mineral. Sapotin is used in ceramics, medicine, coated paper, as a food additive, in toothpaste, as a light diffusing material in white incandescent light bulbs, and in cosmetics. Until the early 1990s it was the active substance of anti-diarrhoea medicine Kaopectate.
Sapotin is an adsorptive agent.
Trade Name | Sapotin |
Availability | Prescription only |
Generic | Kaolin |
Kaolin Other Names | Kaolin, Kaolin, light |
Related Drugs | loperamide, Lomotil, Imodium, neomycin, Pepto-Bismol, bismuth subsalicylate |
Weight | 5.832g/30ml |
Type | Suspension |
Formula | Al2H4O9Si2 |
Weight | Average: 258.156 Monoisotopic: 257.9024618 |
Groups | Approved |
Therapeutic Class | |
Manufacturer | Sapient Pharma |
Available Country | Pakistan |
Last Updated: | September 19, 2023 at 7:00 am |
Uses
Sapotin is a natural ingredient used for the short-term symptomatic treatment of various conditions including diarrhea, skin dryness, and minor skin bleeding.
Used for upset stomach and diarrhea, a traditional medicine used in China, South America and Africa. Sapotin is also used to treat AIDs-related diarrhea. Sapotin based bandages are also under investigation.
Sapotin is also used to associated treatment for these conditions: Diaper Rash, Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Enteritis infectious, Gastric Ulcer, Loose bowel movements, Stomach pains caused by Gastric Acid
How Sapotin works
Sapotin adsorbs water, toxins and bacteria, contributing to firmer stools, reducing fluid loss from diarrhea.
Food Interaction
No interactions found.Sapotin Drug Interaction
Moderate: hydroxychloroquineUnknown: aripiprazole, desloratadine, aspirin, candesartan, hydroxyzine, amoxicillin / clavulanate, ticagrelor, doxazosin, celecoxib, citalopram, multivitamin with minerals, tadalafil, copper gluconate, ubiquinone, warfarin, rosuvastatin, acetaminophen, clopidogrel, ascorbic acid
Sapotin Disease Interaction
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