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magnesium hydroxide (Milk of Magnesia)
Tradename: Milk of Magnesia. Mg(OH)2
Indications:
- dyspepsia, stress ulcer prophylaxis [3]
- gastroesophageal reflux (GERD), hiatal hernia
- peptic ulcer disease (PUD)
- constipation
- bowel preparation [3]
Contraindications:
pregnancy-category :value +
safety-in-lactation :value ?
chronic renal failure
Dosage: 5-30 mL PO every 6 hours PRN.
Liquid: 400 mg/5 mL.
Pharmacokinetics:
1) usual duration of action is 30-60 minutes
2) when given after meals, may last up to 3 hours
3) elimination :route kidney
Adverse effects:
1) diarrhea
2) with chronic use, patients may develop hypermagnesemia
Drug interactions: decreases absorption of many medications
Mechanism of action:
1) increased pH of gastric contents
2) osmotic laxative
General
pharmaceutical magnesium
laxative
Database Correlations
PUBCHEM cid=14791
References
- The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 9th ed.
Gilman et al, eds. Permagon Press/McGraw Hill, 1996
- Drug Information & Medication Formulary, Veterans Affairs,
Central California Health Care System, 1st ed., Ravnan et al
eds, 1998
- Deprecated Reference
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