Editing Simeticone (section)

{{short description|Anti-foaming agent used to reduce bloating, discomfort or pain caused by excessive gas}}
{{Missing information|the history of simeticone|date=September 2021}}
{{Drugbox
| Verifiedfields = changed
| verifiedrevid = 417768970
| IUPAC_name = Poly(dimethylsiloxane), silicon dioxide
| image = Simethicone structure.svg
<!--Clinical data -->
| tradename = Infacol, Wind-eze, WindSetlers, many others
|USAN = simethicone<ref>{{cite web|title=Simethicone names|url=https://www.drugs.com/international/simethicone.html|publisher=Drugs.com|access-date=27 August 2017}}</ref>
| Drugs.com = {{drugs.com|monograph|simethicone}}
| pregnancy_category = C
| legal_US = OTC
| routes_of_administration = Oral
<!--Pharmacokinetic data -->
| bioavailability = None
| protein_bound = 0%
| metabolism = Not metabolized
| elimination_half-life = N/A
| excretion = Feces
<!--Identifiers -->
| CAS_number_Ref = {{cascite|correct|??}}
| CAS_number = 8050-81-5
| ATC_prefix = A03
| ATC_suffix = AX13
| PubChem = 6433516
| ChemSpiderID_Ref = {{chemspidercite|changed|chemspider}}
| ChemSpiderID = None
| DrugBank_Ref = {{drugbankcite|correct|drugbank}}
| DrugBank = DB09512
| ChEMBL_Ref = {{ebicite|changed|EBI}}
| ChEMBL = 1200838
<!--Chemical data -->
| chemical_formula = (C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>6</sub>OSi)<sub>n</sub> · (SiO<sub>2</sub>)<sub>m</sub>
| molecular_weight = Variable
}}
'''Simeticone''' ([[International Nonproprietary Name|INN]]), also known as '''simethicone''' ([[United States Adopted Name|USAN]]), is an [[anti-foaming agent]] used to reduce [[bloating]], discomfort or pain caused by excessive gas.