Note: In some countries, this medicine may only be approved for veterinary use.

Scheme

Ph. Eur.

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0005892-10-4

Chemical Formula

(BiO)2-C-O3

Molecular Weight

510

Therapeutic Categories

Antacid

Antidiarrheal agent

Astringent agent, topical

Chemical Name

Basic bismuth carbonate (USAN)

Foreign Names

• Bismuthi subcarbonas (Latin)
• Bismuth carbonat, basisches (German)
• Bismuth, sous-carbonate de (French)
• Carbonato de bismutila (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Bismuth Carbonate (OS: USAN)
• Bismuth Subcarbonate (OS: USAN, JAN)
• Bismuth Carbonate (IS)
• Bismuth carbonate oxide (IS)
• Bismuth oxycarbonate (IS)
• Bismutite (IS)
• Dibismuth carbonate dioxide (IS)
• UNII-M41L2IN55T (IS)
• Wismuthcarbonat, basisches (IS)
• Bismuth Subcarbonate (PH: BP 2018, USP 41)
• Bismuth subcarbonate (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
• Bismuthi subcarbonas (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)

Brand Names

• Amforol [+ Attapulgite, + Kanamycin] [veterinary use]
  Zoetis, United States
• Bismuth Subcarbonate
  New Chemical, Taiwan
• Bismuth Subcarbonate Chin Teng
  Chin Teng Pharmaceutical Industrial, Taiwan
• Bismuth Subcarbonate Genuine
  Genuine, Taiwan
• Bismuth Subcarbonate Hoei
  Mylan Seiyaku, Japan
• Bismuth Subcarbonate Johnson
  Johnson, Taiwan
• Bismuth Subcarbonate New Chem & Pharm
  New Chemical, Taiwan
• Bismuth Subcarbonate Union Lab
  Union, Taiwan
• Bismuth Subcarbonate Veterans
  Taiwan Veterans, Taiwan
• Bismuth Subcarbonate Washington Pharm
  Washington, Taiwan
• Changyanling [+ Gentamicin]
  Sunstone Pharmaceutical, China
• Gastop [+ Simeticone]
  Bajer, Argentina
• Magnésia Bisurada [+ Magnesium Carbonate, + Calcium Carbonate, + Sodium Bicarbonate]
  Wyeth Pharma, Brazil
• Qiyu [+ Gentamicin]
  HongQi Pharmaceutical, China
• Tridyn [+ Phthalylsulfathiazole, + Homatropine, + Neomycin]
  Trifar, Paraguay
• Weicon-BI
  Hwang's, Taiwan
• Wemet
  Yuan Chou, Taiwan

Glossary

Further information on drug naming conventions: International Nonproprietary Names.