What's in Alka-Seltzer Original
from sourceA medicine sold over the counter, without a prescription.
From the product's label on DailyMed from Bayer HealthCare LLC., which lists 3 ingredients. MoleculeFinder matched 3 of them by their FDA UNII codes. DailyMed label, version 11.
Active ingredients 3
- Citric acidC6H8O7
Active ingredient. Purpose on the label: Antacid (on the label as anhydrous citric acid) from source
As a pure substance: LD50 3,000 mg/kg (rat, oral) from source
- AspirinC9H8O4
Active ingredient. Purpose on the label: Analgesic from source
As a pure substance: LD50 200 mg/kg (rat, oral) from source
- Sodium bicarbonateCHNaO3
Active ingredient. Purpose on the label: Antacid from source
As a pure substance: LD50 4,220 mg/kg (rat, oral) from source
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