Magnesium Sulfate

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

In the US, Magnesium Sulfate (magnesium sulfate systemic) is a member of the following drug classes: laxatives, minerals and electrolytes, miscellaneous anticonvulsants and is used to treat Hypomagnesemia, Seizure Prevention and Ventricular Arrhythmia.

US matches:

• Magnesium Sulfate


• Magnesium Sulfate Granules


• Magnesium sulfate injection

Scheme

USP

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

A06AD04,A12CC02,B05XA05,D11AX05,V04CC02

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0007487-88-9

Chemical Formula

Mg-S-O4·xH2O

Molecular Weight

120

Therapeutic Categories

Dermatological agent

Electrolyte solution

Mineral supplement

Anticonvulsant agent

Laxative, osmotically acting

Diagnostic agent, test for bilde duct patency

Chemical Name

Sulfuric acid magnesium salt (1:1), x hydrate (USP)

Foreign Names

• Magnesii sulfas (Latin)
• Magnesiumsulfat (German)
• Sulfate de magnésium (French)
• Sulfato de Magnesio (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Magnesium Sulfate (PH: USP 32)
• Bitter salt (IS)
• Bittersalz (IS)
• Epsom salt (IS)
• Magnesii sulfatis heptahydras (IS)
• Magnesium sulfat-7-Wasser (IS: Stoffliste)
• Magnesii sulfas heptahydricus (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Magnesium Sulphate Heptahydrate (PH: Ph. Eur. 6, BP 2010)
• Magnesiumsulfat-Heptahydrat (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Addex-Magnesiumsulfaatti
  Fresenius, Finland



• Be-Lax (Magnesium Sulfate and Magnesium Carbonate)
  Be-Tabs Pharmaceuticals, South Africa



• Conclyte-Mg
  Nipro PharmaNipurofama, Japan



• Cormagnesin
  Solupharm, Bulgaria



• Epsom Salts
  Multichem, New Zealand



• Epsom
  Pearceduff, Ethiopia



• F.X. Passage
  Wörwag Pharma, Germany



• Magnesate (veterinary use)
  Parnell Laboratories, Australia



• Magnesio Solfato Bioindustria
  Bioindustria Lim, Italy



• Magnesio Solfato Galenica
  Galenica Senese, Italy



• Magnesio Solfato Monico
  Monico, Italy



• Magnesio Solfato Salf
  Salf, Italy



• Magnésium Sulfate Renaudin
  Renaudin, France



• Magnesium Sulfate Yimin Pharm
  Yimin, China



• Magnesium Sulfate
  American Regent, United States; APP, United States; Hospira, Australia; Hospira, New Zealand; Hospira, United States; IMS, United States



• Magnesium sulfuricum
  Pharmamagist, Hungary



• Magnesium Sulphate
  PSM, New Zealand



• Magnesium Sulphate (veterinary use)
  Bomac, New Zealand; Sykes Vet International, Australia



• Magnésium Véto Veine (veterinary use)
  Coophavet, France



• Magnesiumsulfat Bichsel
  Bichsel, Switzerland



• Magnezyum Sulfat
  Biofarma, Turkey; Galen, Turkey; Osel, Turkey



• Mag-Sulph (veterinary use)
  AgVantage Animal Health Products, Australia



• Osmogel (Magnesium Sulfate and Lidocaine)
  Merck Médication Familiale, France



• Sedaman (veterinary use)
  Orion, Finland



• Spasmag
  Grimberg, France



• Sulfate de Magnesium
  Aguettant, Tunisia



• Addex-Magnesium
  Fresenius, Sweden; Fresenius, Norway



• Cormagnesin
  Meda, Austria; Wörwag Pharma, Germany; Wörwag Pharma, Hungary; Wörwag Pharma, Luxembourg; Wörwag Pharma, Russian Federation



• Epsom
  LCM, Malta



• Magnésium Aguettant Sulfate
  Aguettant, France



• Magnésium Sulfate Lavoisier
  Chaix et du Marais, France



• Magnesium Sulfate
  Phebra, Australia



• Magnesium Sulfuricum Biotika
  Biotika, Slovakia



• Magnesium Verla i.v. 50%
  Verla, Germany



• Magnesium-Diasporal 2mmol/4mmol
  Protina, Germany



• Mg 5-Sulfat
  Artesan, Germany; Cassella-med, Germany



• Mg Inresa
  Inresa, Germany



• Retterspitz Darmreinigungspulver
  Retterspitz, Germany



• Sabax Magnesium Sulphate
  Adcock Ingram Critical Care, South Africa

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PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
USP	Pharmacopoeia of the United States

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