Simethicone

pharmacological · digestive · Oral

Simethicone. OTC anti-foaming silicone polymer — disrupts gas-bubble surface tension in GI tract, allowing trapped gas to coalesce + pass. Inert… Oral half-life 1 h.

OTC anti-foaming silicone polymer — disrupts gas-bubble surface tension in GI tract, allowing trapped gas to coalesce + pass. Inert; not absorbed. Colicky-infant + adult-bloating relief; modest benefit in clinical trials.