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MAGNESIUM SULFATE (MAGNESIUM SULFATE)
- Hypomagnesemia
- Eclampsia of pregnancy
- Mild pre-eclampsia
- Severe pre-eclampsia
- Magnesium Sulfate Intravenous Solution
- Magnesium Sulfate Intravenous Piggyback
- Magnesium Sulfate Injection Syringe
- Magnesium Sulfate Injection Solution
- Magnesium Sulfate In Water Intravenous Solution
- Magnesium Sulfate In Water Intravenous Piggyback
- By Indication
20 gram/500 mL (4 %) in water intravenous solution
- Dosage information is not available
40 gram/1,000 mL (4 %) in water intravenous solution
- Dosage information is not available
2 gram/50 mL (4 %) in water intravenous piggyback
- Infuse 50 milliliters (2 gram) over at least 30 minute(s) by intravenous route once daily
4 gram/100 mL (4 %) in water intravenous piggyback
- Infuse 100 milliliters (4 gram) over at least 60 minute(s) by intravenous route once daily
4 gram/50 mL (8 %) in water intravenous piggyback
- Infuse 50 milliliters (4 gram) over at least 30 minute(s) by intravenous route once daily
4 mEq/mL (50 %) injection syringe
- Dosage information is not available
4 mEq/mL (50 %) injection solution
- Dosage information is not available
20 gram/500 mL (4 %) in water intravenous solution
- Dosage information is not available
40 gram/1,000 mL (4 %) in water intravenous solution
- Dosage information is not available
2 gram/50 mL (4 %) in water intravenous piggyback
- Infuse 50 milliliters (2 gram) over at least 30 minute(s) by intravenous route once daily
4 gram/100 mL (4 %) in water intravenous piggyback
- Infuse 100 milliliters (4 gram) over at least 60 minute(s) by intravenous route once daily
4 gram/50 mL (8 %) in water intravenous piggyback
- Infuse 50 milliliters (4 gram) over at least 30 minute(s) by intravenous route once daily
Eclampsia of pregnancy
- Infuse 1 gram/hour by continuous infusion route . Total dosage not exceed 40 grams in 24Hrs.
- Infuse 2 gram/hour by continuous infusion route . Total dosage not exceed 40 grams in 24Hrs.
- Inject 8 milliliters (32 meq) by intramuscular route every 4 hours may divide dose into 2 equally divided injections; one into each buttock
- Inject 10 milliliters (40 meq) by intramuscular route every 4 hours may divide dose into 2 equally divided injections; one into each buttock
Hypomagnesemia
- Infuse 50 milliliters (2 gram) over at least 30 minute(s) by intravenous route once daily
- Infuse 50 milliliters (2 gram) over at least 30 minute(s) by intravenous route every 12 hours
- Infuse 50 milliliters (2 gram) over at least 30 minute(s) by intravenous route every 8 hours
- Infuse 50 milliliters (2 gram) over at least 30 minute(s) by intravenous route every 6 hours
- Infuse 50 milliliters (2 gram) over at least 30 minute(s) by intravenous route 4 times per day
- Infuse 100 milliliters (4 gram) over at least 60 minute(s) by intravenous route once daily
- Infuse 100 milliliters (4 gram) over at least 60 minute(s) by intravenous route every 12 hours
- Infuse 100 milliliters (4 gram) over at least 60 minute(s) by intravenous route every 8 hours
- Infuse 50 milliliters (4 gram) over at least 30 minute(s) by intravenous route once daily
- Infuse 50 milliliters (4 gram) over at least 30 minute(s) by intravenous route every 12 hours
- Infuse 50 milliliters (4 gram) over at least 30 minute(s) by intravenous route every 8 hours
- Inject 2 milliliters (8 meq) by intramuscular route once daily
- Inject 2 milliliters (8 meq) by intramuscular route every 12 hours
- Inject 2 milliliters (8 meq) by intramuscular route 2 times per day
- Inject 4 milliliters (16 meq) by intramuscular route once daily
Mild pre-eclampsia
- Infuse 1 gram/hour by continuous infusion route . Total dosage not exceed 40 grams in 24Hrs.
- Infuse 2 gram/hour by continuous infusion route . Total dosage not exceed 40 grams in 24Hrs.
- Inject 8 milliliters (32 meq) by intramuscular route every 4 hours may divide dose into 2 equally divided injections; one into each buttock
- Inject 10 milliliters (40 meq) by intramuscular route every 4 hours may divide dose into 2 equally divided injections; one into each buttock
Severe pre-eclampsia
- Infuse 1 gram/hour by continuous infusion route . Total dosage not exceed 40 grams in 24Hrs.
- Infuse 2 gram/hour by continuous infusion route . Total dosage not exceed 40 grams in 24Hrs.
- Inject 8 milliliters (32 meq) by intramuscular route every 4 hours may divide dose into 2 equally divided injections; one into each buttock
- Inject 10 milliliters (40 meq) by intramuscular route every 4 hours may divide dose into 2 equally divided injections; one into each buttock
- None
Contraindicated
- None
Severe
Moderate
- atracurium
- cisatracurium
- Nimbex
- pancuronium
- vecuronium bromide
- Hypermagnesemia
Contraindicated
- Eaton-lambert syndrome
- Hypocalcemia
- Myasthenia gravis
- Severe renal impairment
Severe
Moderate
- Kidney disease with reduction in GFR
MAGNESIUM SULFATE (MAGNESIUM SULFATE)
- Hypomagnesemia
- Eclampsia of pregnancy
- Mild pre-eclampsia
- Severe pre-eclampsia
- Acute respiratory insufficiency
- Circulatory depression
- CNS depression
- Hypocalcemia
- Hypotension
- Hypothermia
- Muscular paralysis
- Flushing
- Hyperhidrosis
- Hyporeflexia
More Frequent
Severe
Less Severe
- Bradycardia
- Drowsy
- Lethargy
- Sedation
- Visual changes
Less Frequent
Severe
Less Severe
Rare / Very Rare
Severe
- Bradypnea
- Cardiac arrest
- Cardiac arrhythmia
- Hypermagnesemia
- Hypotonia
- Pulmonary edema
Less Severe
- None
Contraindicated
None
Severe Precaution
None
Management or Monitoring Precaution
None
Magnesium Sulfate (inj)
- Severity Level:
D
- Additional Notes: Fda warning regarding use longer than 5-7 days; infant osteopenia and fractures
Contraindicated
None
| General | Excretion Potential | Effect on Infant | Notes |
| None |
Precaution Exists
None
| General | Excretion Potential | Effect on Infant | Notes |
| None |
No Known Risk
None
| General | Excretion Potential | Effect on Infant | Notes |
| None |
Contraindicated
None
Precaution Exists
None
No Known Risk
None
- None
| Eclampsia of pregnancy | |
| O15 | Eclampsia |
| O15.0 | Eclampsia complicating pregnancy |
| O15.00 | Eclampsia complicating pregnancy, unspecified trimester |
| O15.02 | Eclampsia complicating pregnancy, second trimester |
| O15.03 | Eclampsia complicating pregnancy, third trimester |
| O15.1 | Eclampsia complicating labor |
| O15.9 | Eclampsia, unspecified as to time period |
| Hypomagnesemia | |
| E61.2 | Magnesium deficiency |
| E83.42 | Hypomagnesemia |
| P71.2 | Neonatal hypomagnesemia |
| Mild pre-eclampsia | |
| O14.0 | Mild to moderate pre-eclampsia |
| O14.00 | Mild to moderate pre-eclampsia, unspecified trimester |
| O14.02 | Mild to moderate pre-eclampsia, second trimester |
| O14.03 | Mild to moderate pre-eclampsia, third trimester |
| O14.04 | Mild to moderate pre-eclampsia, complicating childbirth |
| O14.05 | Mild to moderate pre-eclampsia, complicating the puerperium |
| Severe pre-eclampsia | |
| O14.1 | Severe pre-eclampsia |
| O14.10 | Severe pre-eclampsia, unspecified trimester |
| O14.12 | Severe pre-eclampsia, second trimester |
| O14.13 | Severe pre-eclampsia, third trimester |
| O14.14 | Severe pre-eclampsia complicating childbirth |
| O14.15 | Severe pre-eclampsia, complicating the puerperium |
| 0-9 | A-Z |
|---|---|
| E61.2 | Magnesium deficiency |
| E83.42 | Hypomagnesemia |
| O14.0 | Mild to moderate pre-eclampsia |
| O14.00 | Mild to moderate pre-eclampsia, unspecified trimester |
| O14.02 | Mild to moderate pre-eclampsia, second trimester |
| O14.03 | Mild to moderate pre-eclampsia, third trimester |
| O14.04 | Mild to moderate pre-eclampsia, complicating childbirth |
| O14.05 | Mild to moderate pre-eclampsia, complicating the puerperium |
| O14.1 | Severe pre-eclampsia |
| O14.10 | Severe pre-eclampsia, unspecified trimester |
| O14.12 | Severe pre-eclampsia, second trimester |
| O14.13 | Severe pre-eclampsia, third trimester |
| O14.14 | Severe pre-eclampsia complicating childbirth |
| O14.15 | Severe pre-eclampsia, complicating the puerperium |
| O15 | Eclampsia |
| O15.0 | Eclampsia complicating pregnancy |
| O15.00 | Eclampsia complicating pregnancy, unspecified trimester |
| O15.02 | Eclampsia complicating pregnancy, second trimester |
| O15.03 | Eclampsia complicating pregnancy, third trimester |
| O15.1 | Eclampsia complicating labor |
| O15.9 | Eclampsia, unspecified as to time period |
| P71.2 | Neonatal hypomagnesemia |
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