Magnesium Sulfate (International)
Note: 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 Barium Poisoning, Hypomagnesemia, Seizure Prevention and Ventricular Arrhythmia.
US matches:
- Magnesium Sulfate-Sodium Chloride injection
- Magnesium sulfate
- Magnesium sulfate injection
- Magnesium sulfate, potassium chloride, and sodium sulfate
- Magnesium sulfate, potassium sulfate, and sodium sulfate
- Magnesium Sulfate Granules (Epsom Salt)
- 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
Dermatological agent
Mineral supplement
Laxative, osmotically acting
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
- Magnesium Sulfate (PH: USP 41)
- Magnesium Sulfate Hydrate (OS: JAN)
- Bitter salt (IS)
- Bittersalz (IS)
- Epsom salt (IS)
- Magnesii sulfatis heptahydras (IS)
- Magnesium sulfat-7-Wasser (IS)
- Magnesii sulfas heptahydricus (PH: Ph. Eur. 9, Ph. Int. 7)
- Magnesium Sulfate (PH: Ph. Int. 6)
- Magnesium sulfate heptahydrate (PH: Ph. Eur. 9, Ph. Int. 7)
- Magnesium Sulfate Heptahydrate (PH: BP 2018, Ph. Int. 7)
- Magnesium Sulfate Hydrate (PH: JP XVII, Ph. Int. 6)
- Magnesiumsulfat-Heptahydrat (PH: Ph. Eur. 9, Ph. Int. 6)
Brand Names
- 50% Magnesium Sulfate
Hospira Healthcare, Canada - Addex-Magnesium
Fresenius Kabi AB, Iceland - Admag-P [+ Urea, + Sulfacetamide]
Agrawal, India - Andrews Liver [+ Sodium Bicarbonate, + Citric Acid]
GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare, Ireland - Be-Lax [+ Magnesium Carbonate]
Be-Tabs Pharmaceuticals, South Africa - Boots Epsom Salts
The Boots Company, United Kingdom - Boots Magnesium Sulphate [+ Phenol]
The Boots Company, United Kingdom - Chloropent [+ Pentobarbital, + Chloral Hydrate] [veterinary use]
Zoetis, United States - Cormagnesin 4.095 g/10 ml
Wörwag Pharma, Hungary - Darmen-Salt [+ Sodium Bicarbonate, + Sodium Phosphate, + Sodium Sulfate]
ERN, Spain - DBL Magnesium Sulfate
Hospira, Australia; Pfizer, New Zealand - Dispert-BIL
Dispert, Uruguay - Eclamsil
Opsonin, Bangladesh - Elin Magnesium Sulfate
Elin, Philippines - Epico [+ Sodium Bicarbonate, + Citric Acid]
Egyptian, Kuwait - Epsom Salts
Multichem, New Zealand - Euro-med Magnesium Sulfate
Euro-Med, Philippines - Eziclen [+ Sodium Sulfate, + Potassium Sulfate]
Ipsen Pharma, Czech Republic; Ipsen Pharma, Lithuania; Ipsen Pharma, Romania - F.X. Passage SL
Wörwag Pharma, Germany - Hen Fertility [+ Tocopherol, α-] [veterinary use]
Medpet, South Africa - Inj. Magnesii Sulfurici 20% Polpharma
Polpharma, Poland - Lacrimalfa [+ Sodium Chloride, + Sodium Bicarbonate, + Sodium Phosphate]
Alfa Intes, Italy - Laxel
Chemical Industries, Kuwait - Lebersal [+ Sodium Bicarbonate, + Sodium Phosphate, + Sodium Sulfate]
ERN, Spain - Magnesii sulfas
Eubiotics, Georgia; Nobel, Georgia - Magnesio Solfato
Bioindustria Lim, Italy; Galenica Senese, Italy; Monico, Italy; Salf, Italy - Magnesio Sulfato 50% Catedral
Catedral, Paraguay - Magnesio Sulfato Pharma Arte
Pharma Arte, Paraguay - Magnesium Sulfate
Borisovskiy Zavod Medicinskikh Preparatov, Jsc, Georgia; Dentafill, Georgia; Exela, United States; Fresenius Kabi, United States; Hospira, United States; Tbilchempharma, Georgia; Uzgermed Pharm, Georgia - Magnesium Sulfate CCPC
CCPC, Taiwan - Magnesium Sulfate Cherubino [+ Phenol]
Cherubino, Malta - Magnesium Sulfate Fresenius Kabi
Fresenius Kabi Canada, Canada - Magnesium Sulfate in 5% Dextrose [+ Glucose]
Hospira Healthcare, Canada - Magnesium Sulfate Kripps
Kripps Pharmacy, Canada - Magnesium Sulfate Sandoz
Sandoz, Canada - Magnesium Sulfate Sterop
Sterop, Belgium - Magnesium Sulfate Taiwan Biotech
Taiwan Biotech, Taiwan - Magnesium Sulfate Yimin Pharm
Yimin Pharmaceutical, China - Magnesium Sulfate-Darnitsa
Darnitsa, Georgia - Magnesium sulfuricum
Galenus, Lithuania - Magnesium Sulfuricum Pharmamagist 1 g/10 ml
Pharmamagist, Hungary - Magnesium Sulphate
API, New Zealand; Max Health, New Zealand - Magnesium Sulphate [+ Phenol]
Freedor, Malta; P & D, Malta - Magnesium Sulphate 20% Bayer [veterinary use]
Bayer New Zealand, New Zealand - Magnesium Sulphate 50% Kyron [veterinary use]
Kyron, South Africa - Magnesium Sulphate Atlantic
Atlantic Lab, Thailand - Magnesium Sulphate Aurum
Aurum, Malta - Magnesium Sulphate Aurum 20%
Aurum Pharmaceuticals, Cyprus - Magnesium Sulphate Aurum 50%
Aurum Pharmaceuticals, Cyprus - Magnesium Sulphate Central Procurement
Central Procurement & Supplies Unit, Malta - Magnesium Sulphate Eipico 10%
Eipico, Egypt - Magnesium Sulphate Otsuka 10%
Otsuka, Egypt - Magnesium Sulphate P & D
P & D, Malta - Magnesium Sulphate-Hospira
Hospira, Hong Kong - Magnesium-Diasporal
Medis, Slovenia - Magnezu siarczan Aflofarm
Aflofarm Farmacja, Poland - Magnezu siarczan Galenowe
Laboratorium Galenowe Olsztyn, Poland - Magnezu siarczan GEMI
Gemi, Poland - Magnezu siarczan Hasco-Lek
Hasco-Lek, Poland - Magnezyum Sulfat-Biofarma
Biofarma, Turkey - Magnija sulfats-Kalceks
Kalceks, Latvia - Magnio sulfato 20% Bakteriniai preparatai
Bakteriniai preparatai, Lithuania - Magnio sulfato 25% Bakteriniai preparatai
Bakteriniai preparatai, Lithuania - Magnio sulfato 25% Sanitas
Sanitas, Lithuania - Magnoplasm [+ Glycerol]
Mayne Pharma, Australia - Mag-Sulph for Cattle [veterinary use]
AHD, New Zealand - Mg Inresa
Sanolabor, Slovenia - Nalepsin
Beximco, Bangladesh - Original Andrews Salts [+ Citric Acid, + Sodium Bicarbonate]
GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare, United Kingdom - Osmogel [+ Lidocaine]
Merck Médication Familiale, France - Phil Pharmawealth/Atlantic Magnesium Sulfate
Atlantic Lab, Philippines - Phil Pharmawealth/Harson Magnesium Sulfate
Harson, Philippines - Pre-Eklamol Magnezyum Sulfat
Polifarma, Turkey - Sal de Andrews [+ Sodium Bicarbonate]
Farpasa, Peru; GlaxoSmithKline Brasil, Brazil - Sedaman [veterinary use]
Orion Pharma Eläinlääkkeet, Finland - Sedaman vet [veterinary use]
Orion Corporation, Iceland - Soltran [+ Mannitol, + Potassium Citrate, + Sodium Citrate]
Baxter Healthcare, United Kingdom - Spasmag
Grimberg, France; Grimberg, Tunisia - Sulfat de Magneziu
CN Unifarm, Romania - Sulfate de Magnesium Proamp
Aguettant, Tunisia - Sulfate de Magnesium Renaudin 10%
Renaudin, France - Sulfato de Magnesio
Pharmagen, Peru; Sanderson, Peru - Sulfato de Magnesio 12 %
Behrens, Venezuela - Sulfato de Magnesio 1meq/ml Darrow
Darrow Laborat., Paraguay - Sulfato de Magnesio 25%
Fada Pharma, Argentina; Ramallo, Argentina - Sulfato de Magnesio 25% Drawer
Drawer, Argentina - Sulfato de Magnesio 50%
Behrens, Venezuela - Sulfato de Magnesio Biosano
Laboratorios Biosano, Chile - Sulfato de Magnesio Euromed
Laboratorios Euromed Chile, Chile - Sulfato Magnesio Disfarmed
Disfarmed, Ecuador - Sulmetin
Sanofi-Aventis, Spain - Tian Jia Yuan
Beiqi Pharmaceutical, China - Vigosine [+ Sorbitol, + Carnitine] [veterinary use]
Ceva, Germany - Addex-Magnesium
Fresenius Kabi, Norway; Fresenius Kabi, Sweden - Cormagnesin 2.0475 g/10 ml
Wörwag Pharma, Hungary - Cormagnesin 200
Solupharm, Bulgaria; Wörwag Pharma, Germany - Cormagnesin 400
Solupharm, Bulgaria; Wörwag Pharma, Germany - Cormagnesin 400 mg
Meda Pharm, Austria - Epsom Salts
Thornton & Ross, United Kingdom - EZICLEN [+ Sodium Sulfate, + Potassium Sulfate]
Allergan Pharmaceuticals, Germany - Eziclen [+ Sodium Sulfate, + Potassium Sulfate]
Allergan, Spain; Ipsen, Belgium; Ipsen, Estonia; Ipsen, Latvia - G-Magsulph
Gonoshasthaya, Bangladesh - Gold Cross Epsom Salts
Biotech Pharmaceuticals, Australia - Izinova [+ Sodium, + Potassium]
Ipsen Biopharm, United Kingdom - Karčioji druska
Vilniaus kraujo centras, Lithuania - Magnesium Sulfate
Martindale, United Kingdom; Yuria-Pharm, Georgia - Magnesium Sulfate 10%
Demo SA, United Kingdom; Synchrony Pharma, United Kingdom - Magnesium Sulfate 20%
Synchrony Pharma, United Kingdom - Magnesium Sulfate 50%
Auden Mckenzie Pharma Division, United Kingdom; Demo SA, United Kingdom; Martindale, United Kingdom; Torbay Pharmaceuticals, United Kingdom - Magnesium Sulfate Atlantic
Atlantic Lab, Hong Kong - Magnesium Sulfate Heptahydrate 50% Phebra
Phebra, Australia - Magnesium sulfate heptahydrate Kalceks
Kalceks, Lithuania - Magnesium Sulfate Kanada
Kaneda Naotaka, Japan - Magnesium Sulfate NikP
Nichi-Iko Pharmaceutical, Japan - Magnesium Sulfate Tomita
Tomita Pharmaceutical, Japan - Magnesium Sulfuricum Biotika
BB Pharma, Czech Republic - Magnesium Sulfuricum Biotika 10%
BB Pharma, Slovakia - Magnesium Sulfuricum Biotika 20%
BB Pharma, Slovakia - Magnesium Sulphate
Zafa, Pakistan - Magnesium Sulphate Chanelle [veterinary use]
Chanelle Pharmaceuticals Manufacturing, Ireland - Magnesium Sulphate Chem-Pharm [veterinary use]
Chem-Pharm, Ireland - Magnesium sulphate Toni-M
Toni-M, Bulgaria - Magnesium Verla 50%
Verla-Pharm Arzneimittel, Germany - Magnesium Veto-Veine [veterinary use]
Coophavet, France - Magnesium-Diasporal
Protina, Germany - Magnesium-Diasporal 4 mmol
Protina, Lithuania - Magnesiumsulfaat Teva
Teva Nederland, Netherlands - Magnesiumsulfat 50% Inresa
Inresa, Germany; Inresa, Malta - Magnesiumsulfat B. Braun
Braun, Norway - Magnesiumsulfat Bichsel 10%
Grosse Apotheke Dr. G. Bichsel, Switzerland - Magnesiumsulfat Bichsel 20%
Grosse Apotheke Dr. G. Bichsel, Switzerland - Magnesiumsulfat Bichsel 50%
Grosse Apotheke Dr. G. Bichsel, Switzerland - Magnesol [+ Glucose]
Toa Yakuhin, Japan - Magnidown 25% [veterinary use]
Norbrook Laboratories, United Kingdom - Magniject [veterinary use]
Norbrook Laboratories, Ireland - Magniject 25% [veterinary use]
Norbrook Laboratories, United Kingdom - Magnio sulfatas Sanitas
Sanitas, Lithuania - Magsent [+ Glucose]
Toa Yakuhin, Japan - Mg 10% Inresa
Inresa, Germany; Inresa, Malta - Mg 5-Sulfat 10% Drossapharm
Drossapharm, Germany - Mg 5-Sulfat 50% Drossapharm
Drossapharm, Germany - Retterspitz
Retterspitz, Germany - Sabax Magnesium Sulphate
Al Pharm, South Africa - Sulfagnesium 12.32%
Trifarma, Peru - Sulfate de Magnesium Lavoisier 15%
CDM Lavoisier, France - Sulfate de Magnesium Proamp
Aguettant, France - Sulfate de Magnesium Renaudin 15%
Renaudin, France - Sulfato de Magnesio Biol
Biol, Argentina - Sulfato de Magnesio Genfarma
Genfarma, Spain - Sulfato de Magnesio Sanderson
Laboratorio Sanderson, Chile
Glossary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| IS | Inofficial Synonym |
| JAN | Japanese Accepted Name |
| OS | Official Synonym |
| PH | Pharmacopoeia Name |
| USP | Pharmacopoeia of the United States |
Further information on drug naming conventions: International Nonproprietary Names.
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