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-Sodium Chloride injection
• Magnesium sulfate injection
• Magnesium Sulfate in Dextrose 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

Laxative, osmotically acting

Dermatological agent

Mineral supplement

Used in electrolyte solutions

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

• Bitter salt (IS)
• Bittersalz (IS)
• Epsom salt (IS)
• Magnesii sulfatis heptahydras (IS)
• Magnesium sulfat-7-Wasser (IS)
• Magnesii sulfas heptahydricus (PH: Ph. Eur. 7)
• Magnesium Sulfate (PH: USP 34)
• Magnesium sulfate heptahydrate (PH: Ph. Eur. 7)
• Magnesium Sulfate Hydrate (PH: JP XV)
• Magnesium Sulphate Heptahydrate (PH: BP 2011)
• Magnesiumsulfat-Heptahydrat (PH: Ph. Eur. 7)

Brand Names

• Addex-Magnesium
  Fresenius, Iceland
• Addex-Magnesiumsulfaatti
  Fresenius Kabi, Finland
• Be-Lax (Magnesium Sulfate and Magnesium Carbonate)
  Be-Tabs Pharmaceuticals, South Africa
• Boots Cream of Magnesia BP (Magnesium Sulfate and Magnesium Oxid)
  Boots, United Kingdom
• Boots Epsom Salts BP
  Boots, United Kingdom
• Boots Magnesium Sulphate BP (Magnesium Sulfate and Phenol)
  Boots, United Kingdom
• Chloropent (Magnesium Sulfate and Pentobarbital, + Chloral Hydrate (veterinary use))
  Fort Dodge Animale Health, United States
• DBL Magnesium Sulfate
  Hospira, Australia; Hospira, Malaysia
• Eclamsil
  Opsonin, Bangladesh
• Elin Magnesium Sulfate
  Elin, Philippines
• Epico Salt
  Eipico, Oman
• Epsom
  Pearceduff, Ethiopia
• F.X. Passage SL
  Wörwag Pharma, Germany
• Injectio Magnesii Sulffurici Polpharma
  Polpharma, Poland
• Magnesate (veterinary use)
  Bomac Animal Health, Australia
• Magnesii sulfas Eubiotics
  Eubiotics, Georgia
• Magnesii sulfas
  Bogomil Vasilev, Bulgaria
• Magnesium Sulfate Abraxis
  Abraxis Pharm, United States
• Magnesium Sulfate CCPC
  CCPC, Taiwan
• Magnesium Sulfate Hospira
  Hospira, United States
• Magnésium Sulfate Renaudin
  Renaudin, France
• Magnesium Sulfate Taiwan Biotech
  Taiwan Biotech, Taiwan
• Magnesium Sulfate Yimin Pharm
  Yimin, China
• Magnesium Sulfate
  Hospira, Israel; Hospira, New Zealand
• Magnesium sulfuricum
  Pharmamagist, Hungary
• Magnesium Sulfuricum (veterinary use)
  Vetoquinol Biowet, Poland
• Magnesium Sulphate
  Atlantic Lab, Thailand; Aurum, Malta; PSM, New Zealand; Thalloderma, Bulgaria; Toni-M, Bulgaria; UCB Pharma, United Kingdom
• Magnesium Sulphate (veterinary use)
  Bomac, New Zealand; Sykes Vet International, Australia
• Magnésium Véto Veine (veterinary use)
  Coophavet, France
• Magnesiumsulfat Bichsel
  Bichsel, Switzerland
• Magnesiumsulfat Braun
  Braun, Norway
• Magnezu siarczan Aflofarm
  Aflofarm, Poland
• Magnezu siarczan
  Hasco, Poland; Laboratorium Galenowe Olsztyn, Poland
• Magnezyum Sulfat
  Biofarma, Turkey; Galen, Turkey; Osel, Turkey
• Magnija sulfats
  Medochemie, Latvia
• Mag-Sulph (veterinary use)
  AgVantage Animal Health Products, Australia
• Nalepsin
  Beximco, Bangladesh
• Osmogel (Magnesium Sulfate and Lidocaine)
  Merck Médication Familiale, France
• Osmopak Plus (Magnesium Sulfate and Benzocaine)
  Rougier, Canada
• Phil Pharmawealth/Atlantic Magnesium Sulfate
  Atlantic Lab, Philippines
• Phil Pharmawealth/Harson Magnesium Sulfate
  Harson, Philippines
• Sal de Andrews (Magnesium Sulfate and Sodium Bicarbonate)
  Farpasa, Peru
• Sedaman (veterinary use)
  Orion, Finland
• Spasmag
  Grimberg, France; Grimberg, Tunisia
• Sulfagnesium
  Medifarma, Peru
• Sulfate de Magnesium
  Aguettant, Tunisia
• Sulfato de Magnesio Volta
  Volta, Chile
• Sulfato de Magnesio
  Biosano, Chile; Dany, Peru; Darrow, Brazil; Sanderson, Peru
• Tian Jia Yuan
  Beiqi Pharmaceutical, China
• Addex-Magnesium
  Fresenius, Norway; Fresenius Kabi, Sweden
• Cormagnesin
  Meda, Austria; Wörwag Pharma, Bulgaria; Wörwag Pharma, Germany; Wörwag Pharma, Hungary; Wörwag Pharma, Luxembourg; Wörwag Pharma, Russian Federation
• Epsom
  Thornton & Ross, United Kingdom
• Magnesium Sulfate
  Phebra, Australia; Sandoz, Israel
• Magnesium Sulfuricum Biotika
  Biotika, Slovakia; Biotika Bohemia, Czech Republic
• Magnesium Sulphate VT
  Aptechno Veliko Tarnovo 2000, Bulgaria
• Magnesium Sulphate
  P & D, Malta
• Magnesium Verla
  Verla, Germany
• Magnesium-Diasporal
  Protina, Germany; Protina Pharmazeutische GmbH, Lithuania
• Magnesiumsulfat Inresa
  Inresa, Germany
• Magnidown (veterinary use)
  Norbrook Laboratories, United Kingdom
• Magniject (veterinary use)
  Norbrook Laboratories, United Kingdom
• Magnio sulfatas Sanitas
  Sanitas, Lithuania
• Mg 5-Sulfat
  Drossapharm, Germany
• Mg Inresa
  Inresa, Germany
• Sabax Magnesium Sulphate
  Adcock Ingram, South Africa
• Sól gorzka (veterinary use)
  Vetos-Farma, Poland
• Sulfate de Magnesium Lavoisier
  CDM Lavoisier, France
• Sulfate de Magnesium Proamp
  Aguettant, France

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