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Amongst the following compounds, which one is an antacid?

Options

  1. ARanitidine
  2. BMeprobamate
  3. CTerfenadine
  4. DBrompheniramine

Correct answer

A. Ranitidine

Step-by-step solution

Antacids are actually alkaline ions that directly neutralize the gastric acids of the stomach. Substances such as sodium hydrogen carbonate or a mixture of aluminium and magnesium hydroxide are used as antacids. Ranitidine is an antacid. Tranquilizers are a class of chemical compounds used for the treatment of stress, and mild or even severe mental diseases.Meprobamate is relatively mild tranquilizers suitable for relieving tension. Synthetic drugs, brompheniramine (Dimetapp) and terfenadine (Seldane), act as antih

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