alka-seltzer original

Generic: anhydrous citric acid, aspirin, and sodium bicarbonate

Labeler: select consumer group
NDC Directory HUMAN OTC DRUG OTC MONOGRAPH DRUG Inactive Finished

Drug Facts

Product Profile

Brand Name alka-seltzer original
Generic Name anhydrous citric acid, aspirin, and sodium bicarbonate
Labeler select consumer group
Dosage Form TABLET, EFFERVESCENT
Routes
ORAL
Active Ingredients

anhydrous citric acid 1000 mg/1, aspirin 325 mg/1, sodium bicarbonate 1916 mg/1

Manufacturer
Select Consumer Group

Identifiers & Regulatory

Product NDC 85237-1829
Product ID 85237-1829_3ca80d7c-b154-7abf-e063-6294a90ae6bb
Product Type HUMAN OTC DRUG
Marketing Category OTC MONOGRAPH DRUG
Application Number M013
Listing Expiration 2026-12-31
Marketing Start 2010-03-02

Pharmacologic Class

Established (EPC)
calculi dissolution agent [epc] anti-coagulant [epc] nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug [epc] platelet aggregation inhibitor [epc]
Mechanism of Action
acidifying activity [moa] calcium chelating activity [moa] cyclooxygenase inhibitors [moa]
Chemical Structure
anti-inflammatory agents, non-steroidal [cs]
Physiologic Effect
decreased coagulation factor activity [pe] decreased prostaglandin production [pe] decreased platelet aggregation [pe]

Normalized Code Variants

Searchable formats for this product NDC code

Digits Only 852371829
Hyphenated Format 85237-1829

Supplemental Identifiers

RxCUI
1536675 1536680
UNII
XF417D3PSL R16CO5Y76E 8MDF5V39QO
NUI
N0000175833 N0000175835 N0000175980 N0000008556 N0000175089 N0000000160 N0000008836 M0001335 N0000175722 N0000175578 N0000008832

Resolved Product View

Precedence rule: structured NDC data is preferred, falling back to linked label metadata when unavailable. Source tags show the origin of each value.

Resolved Identity

Brand Name alka-seltzer original (source: ndc)
Generic Name anhydrous citric acid, aspirin, and sodium bicarbonate (source: ndc)
Application Number M013 (source: ndc)
Routes
ORAL
source: ndc

Resolved Composition

Strengths
  • 1000 mg/1
  • 325 mg/1
  • 1916 mg/1
source: ndc
Packaging
  • 1 POUCH in 1 BLISTER PACK (85237-1829-1) / 2 TABLET, EFFERVESCENT in 1 POUCH
source: ndc

Packages (1)

85237-1829-1 1 POUCH in 1 BLISTER PACK (85237-1829-1) / 2 TABLET, EFFERVESCENT in 1 POUCH

Ingredients (3)

anhydrous citric acid (1000 mg/1) aspirin (325 mg/1) sodium bicarbonate (1916 mg/1)

Linked Drug Pages (1)

Alka-Seltzer Original ndc-match (0.9)

Raw FDA Data

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