Magnesium Oxide Drug: Indication, Dosage, Precaution, Side Effect , Storage, Category Type and corresponding Brands - www.genericdrugscan.com
Drug Status in Canada : Approved
pronunciation
pronounced as (mag nee' zee um) (ox' ide)
Why is this medication prescribed?
Magnesium is an element your body needs to function normally. Magnesium oxide may be used for different reasons. Some people use it as an antacid to relieve heartburn, sour stomach, or acid indigestion. Magnesium oxide also may be used as a laxative for short-term, rapid emptying of the bowel (before surgery, for example). It should not be used repeatedly. Magnesium oxide also is used as a dietary supplement when the amount of magnesium in the diet is not enough. Magnesium oxide is available without a prescription.
How should this medicine be used?
Magnesium oxide comes as a tablet and capsule to take by mouth. It usually is taken one to four times daily depending on which brand is used and what condition you have. Follow the directions on the package or on your prescription label carefully, and ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand. Take magnesium oxide exactly as directed. Do not take more or less of it or take it more often than prescribed by your doctor.
Take any other medicine and magnesium oxide at least 2 hours apart.
If you are using magnesium oxide as a laxative, take it with a full glass (8 ounces
- 240 milliliters
Do not take magnesium oxide as an antacid for longer than 2 weeks unless your doctor tells you to. Do not take magnesium oxide as a laxative for more than 1 week unless your doctor tells you to.
What are the precautions to be followed?
Before taking magnesium oxide,- tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to magnesium oxide, other antacids or laxatives, or any other drugs.
- tell your doctor and pharmacist what prescription and nonprescription medications you are taking, especially other antacids or laxatives, anticoagulants ('blood thinners') such as warfarin (Coumadin), aspirin, diuretics ('water pills'), medicine for ulcers (cimetidine
- Tagamet
- Zantac
- tell your doctor if you have or have ever had heart, kidney, liver, or intestinal disease or high blood pressure.
- tell your doctor if you are pregnant, plan to become pregnant, or are breast-feeding. If you become pregnant while taking magnesium oxide, call your doctor immediately.
- tell your doctor if you are on a low-salt, low-sugar, or other special diet.
What are possible side effects of this medication ?
Magnesium oxide may cause side effects. To avoid unpleasant taste, take the tablet with citrus fruit juice or carbonated citrus drink. Tell your doctor if either of these symptoms are severe or do not go away:crampingdiarrheaIf you experience any of the following symptoms, call your doctor immediately:
rash or hivesitchingdizziness or lightheadednessmood or mental changesunusual tirednessweaknessnauseavomiting
How to store the medication and dispose it of after its use later?
Keep this medication in the container it came in, tightly closed, and out of reach of children. Store it at room temperature and away from excess heat and moisture (not in the bathroom).
Unneeded medications should be disposed of in special ways to ensure that pets, children, and other people cannot consume them. However, you should not flush this medication down the toilet. Instead, the best way to dispose of your medication is through a medicine take-back program.
Drug Category/Class
- Antacids
- Alimentary Tract and Metabolism
- Drugs for Acid Related Disorders
- Mineral Supplements
- Osmotically Acting Laxatives
- Drugs for Constipation
- Magnesium Compounds
- Magnesium
- Magnesium compounds
- Osmotically acting laxatives
- Magnesium
| Prescribed | Magnesium hydroxide is used as a laxative to relieve occasional constipation (irregularity) and as an antacid to relieve indigestion, sour stomach,... |
| Weight : | 40.304 |
| Structure | Magnesium oxide |
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| Formula | MgO |
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