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Medicines potassium hydrogen carbonate + sodium alginateQuestion & answer

potassium hydrogen carbonate + sodium alginate · Medicine question

Can it be taken with levothyroxine?

iatroX medicinesPublished 21 August 2026Reviewed 21 August 2026

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Answer

They should not be taken together because this treatment may reduce levothyroxine absorption; ask a pharmacist about suitable separation.

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Acidex Advance/Boots Advance/Care Advance/Numark Heartburn & Indigestion Relief Peppermint 1000 mg/200 mg/ 10 mg Oral Suspensionemc · SmPC Current selected SmPC · Version 2
Acidex/Care/Numark Advance Heartburn & Indigestion Relief Aniseed 1000 mg/200 mg /10 ml Oral Suspension

emc · SmPC Current selected SmPC · Version 2

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