Phil Pharmawealth/Atlantic Magnesium Sulfate Dosage & Drug Information

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Concise Prescribing Info

Contents

Mg sulfate (as heptahydrate)

Indications/Uses

Preeclampsia & eclampsia of pregnancy. Hypomagnesemia & Mg deficiency.

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Dosage/Direction for Use

Preeclampsia & eclampsia Initial: 4 g by IV infusion w/ 4 or 5 g IM into each buttock. Maintenance: 4-5 g IM in alternative buttocks at 4-hr intervals. Adult 1 g IM 6 hrly for 4 doses. As anticonvulsant 1 g IV or IM.

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Overdosage

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Warnings

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Special Precautions

Abnormally high levels of Mg in the plasma. Resp depression. Pregnancy.

Adverse Reactions

Flushing, sweating, hypotension, circulatory collapse, cardiac & CNS depression. Resp depression of the most life-threatening effect.

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Drug Interactions

Barbiturates, narcotics, hypnotics, systemic anesth or other CNS depressants.

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Storage

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Description

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Action

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MIMS Class

Anticonvulsants

ATC Classification

A06AD04 - magnesium sulfate ; Belongs to the class of osmotically acting laxatives.

Regulatory Classification

Presentation/Packing

Form

Phil Pharmawealth/Atlantic Magnesium Sulfate soln for inj 500 mg/mL

Packing/Price

2 mL x 50 × 1's

Phil Pharmawealth/Atlantic Magnesium Sulfate

magnesium sulfate

Manufacturer:

Atlantic Lab

Distributor:

Phil Pharmawealth