bismuth aluminate

Bismuth aluminate is an antacid drug. The good therapeutic results are due to a coating effect providing a local antipepsin action at the site of the ulcer is an interesting possibility. Inorganic bismuth derivatives have good antibacterial properties and are considered to be only slightly toxic to humans because of their low uptake into human cells. The formation of methylated bismuth derivatives in the human gut may damage mammalian cells as well as the physiological gut microbiota. — NCATS