Antifoaming agent
- Surfactant lowers surface tension of gas bubbles in gut lumen
- Coalesces small bubbles into larger ones that are easier to pass
- Acts purely physically
- Coalesces gas bubbles in the gut
- Not absorbed
Drugs with this mechanism (1)
- Simethicone — OTC anti-foaming agent for gas; not absorbed.
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