Nchi: Australia
Lugha: Kiingereza
Chanzo: Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)
Magnesium sulfate heptahydrate
Vitaco Health Australia Pty Ltd
Medicine Listed
Magnesium Sulfate Heptahydrate 50% Concentrated Injection Page 1 of 3 _Version 06 _ MAGNESIUM SULFATE HEPTAHYDRATE 50% CONCENTRATED INJECTION CONTAINS 500MG/ML MAGNESIUM SULFATE HEPTAHYDRATE _ _ CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET This leaflet answers some common questions about Magnesium Sulfate Heptahydrate 50% Concentrated Injection. It does not contain all the available information. It does not take the place of talking to your doctor. All medicines have risks and benefits . Your doctor has weighed the risks of you being given Magnesium Sulfate Heptahydrate 50% Concentrated Injection against the benefits they expect it will have for you. IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT BEING GIVEN THIS MEDICINE, ASK YOUR DOCTOR. KEEP THIS LEAFLET. You may need to read it again. WHAT MAGNESIUM SULFATE HEPTAHYDRATE 50% CONCENTRATED INJECTION IS USED FOR Magnesium Sulfate Heptahydrate 50% Concentrated Injection is used to quickly increase the amount of magnesium in your body. Other reasons for treatment with Magnesium Sulfate Heptahydrate 50% Concentrated Injection are: • to prevent and treat life threatening seizures associated with high blood pressure during pregnancy • low potassium levels in the blood • to act as a source of nutrition for a patient fed only by intravenous means. Magnesium Sulfate Heptahydrate 50% Concentrated Injection works by providing a source of magnesium for your body to use. ASK YOUR DOCTOR IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT WHY THIS MEDICINE HAS BEEN PRESCRIBED FOR YOU. Your doctor may have prescribed Magnesium Sulfate Heptahydrate 50% Concentrated Injection for another reason. BEFORE YOU ARE GIVEN MAGNESIUM SULFATE HEPTAHYDRATE 50% Soma hati kamili
PRODUCT INFORMATION Magnesium Sulfate Heptahydrate 50% Concentrated Injection Product Information- Magnesium Sulfate Heptahydrate 50% Concentrated Injection Page 1 of 5 Version 07 Magnesium Sulfate Heptahydrate 50% Concentrated Injection NAME OF THE MEDICINE Magnesium Sulfate Heptahydrate. The molecular weight of the compound is 246.5 and the CAS registry number is 10034-99-8. The molecular formula is MgSO 4 , 7H 2 O. DESCRIPTION MAGNESIUM SULFATE HEPTAHYDRATE 50% CONCENTRATED INJECTION is a clear, colourless, slightly viscous, sterile solution. Each mL of injection contains magnesium sulfate heptahydrate 500mg. This is equivalent to 2 mmol (4 mEq) of magnesium ions and 2 mmol (4 mEq) of sulfate ions in each mL. The pH of the solution ranges between 5.5 and 7.0. PHARMACOLOGY Pharmacodynamics Magnesium is an essential body cation and the second most abundant cation of intracellular fluid. It is an essential cation in numerous enzymatic processes, and is necessary for several steps in glycolysis, the Krebs cycle and in protein and nucleic acid synthesis. It is thus vital for normal energy storage and transfer, skeletal development, nerve conduction and muscle contraction. Magnesium plays an important role in neurochemical transmission, and is essential for proper neurochemical functioning. Magnesium has an anticonvulsant effect. It possibly has antiarrhythmic effects and a role in calcium homeostasis and bone mineralisation. There is conflicting evidence that the routine use of intravenous magnesium sulfate in the setting of acut Soma hati kamili