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Brand

Milk Of Magnesia

Magnesium Hydroxide — Alkad Laboratories
400mg / 5 ml

Alternatives

12

Routes

PO

Presentations

1

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Presentations

Oral Suspension · 400mg / 5 ml

100 ml

৳38

Dose rules

No structured dose rules are linked to this brand yet.

Dose reference

In General

Please follow the trade dose.

Human

As Laxative: Adults: 2-4 Tablespoonful with a full glass of water. Children: 6-11 years: 1-2 Tablespoonful with a full glass of water. 2-5 years: 1-3 Teaspoonful with a full glass of water. As Antacid: Adults: 1-3 teaspoonful (5 to 15 ml) up to 4 times daily with water. Children: 1-3 years: ¼ teaspoonful. 3-6 years: ¼-½ teaspoonful. 6-12 years: ½-1 teaspoonful

Clinical notes

Applications:

N/A

Indication Notes:
Magnesium Hydroxide suspension is used in constipation, heart burn, gas and nausea. It is also indicated in acute and long acting constipation due to hyper acidity and peptic ulcer or stomatitis.
Avoid In:

N/A

Contraindication Notes:
Magnesium Hydroxide should not be administered where use of laxative is contraindicated. Long term treatment of Magnesium Hydroxide is contraindicated in patients with renal failure.
Magnesium Hydroxide is popularly known as Milk of Magnesia. It is a mildly acting antacid and laxative. It is poorly and slowly absorbed and acts by its osmotic properties in the luminal fluid which causes retention of fluid in the bowel. It is useful for emptying the bowel prior to surgical, radiological and colonoscopic procedures and can help to eliminate parasites following appropriate therapy and toxic material in some cases of poisoning. Magnesium Hydroxide is converted into Magnesium Chloride in the stomach without forming carbon dioxide
Magnesium hydroxide can decrease the absorption of other drugs such as, digoxin, mycophenolate, phosphate supplements (e.g., potassium phosphate), tetracycline antibiotics, certain azole antifungals (ketoconazole, itraconazole), and quinolone antibiotics (e.g., ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin).
Magnesium Hydroxide in common with other magnesium salts may cause diarrhoea.
The drug should be avoided if possible in patients with renal and hepatic failure and in those with heart block and myocardial disease. The drug may be used cautiously in pregnancy.