Patient Leaflet Updated 15-Aug-2019 | Martindale Pharma, an Ethypharm Group Company
Magnesium Sulfate 1g/10ml Solution for Injection
Magnesium Sulfate 1g/10ml Solution for Injection
Magnesium Sulfate Heptahydrate10%
1. What Magnesium Sulfate Injection is and what it is used for
2. What you need to know before you are given Magnesium Sulfate Injection
3. How Magnesium Sulfate Injection will be given
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Magnesium Sulfate Injection
6. Contents of the pack and other information
Magnesium Sulfate Injection is used to treat low levels of magnesium in the blood where it is not possible for the medicine to be taken by mouth.
It may also be used to prevent seizures (fits) caused by a serious complication of pregnancy known as eclampsia,
It is used in the treatment of acute hypomagnesaemia.
A risk-benefit assessment should be performed in individual cases prior to initiation of treatment.
If any of the above apply to you or your child please tell your doctor or nurse before you are given Magnesium Sulfate Injection
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking or have recently taken any other medicines.
Medicines which may interact with Magnesium Sulfate Injection include:
Tell your doctor if you think you may be pregnant or if you are breast-feeding before being given Magnesium Sulfate Injection. Magnesium Sulfate may be used to treat the fits associated with eclampsia, a serious complication of pregnancy. It is not advisable to administer magnesium sulfate during pregnancy or breastfeeding unless considered essential, and it must be administered under medical supervision. If used in pregnant women the babies heart rate should be monitored and use within 2 hours of delivery should be avoided.
The benefit risk should be decided before this drug is administered.
There are no known effects of Magnesium Sulfate Injection on driving and using machines.
Your doctor will give Magnesium Sulfate Injection to you into a vein (intravenous).
The usual dose is 35-50 mmol diluted in 1 litre of 5% Glucose Intravenous Infusion or 0.9%w/v Sodium Chloride Injection , given over a period of 12-24 hours.
Patients suffering from kidney problems will need a reduced dose.
As this medicine will be given to you whilst you are in hospital, it is unlikely that you will be given too much or too little, however, tell your doctor if you have any concerns.
Like all medicines, Magnesium Sulfate Injection can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
Possible side effects include:
If you or your child gets any side effects, talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. You can also report side effects directly via the Yellow Card Scheme at: www.mhra.gov.uk/yellowcard or search for MHRA Yellow Card in the Google Play or Apple App Store. By reporting side effects, you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.
Keep out of the sight and reach of children.
This Magnesium Sulfate Injection should not be used after the expiry date which is printed on the carton and ampoule label.
The doctor or nurse will check that the expiry date on the label has not passed before administering the injection to you. The expiry date refers to the last day of that month.
Do not store above 25°C.
The active substance is Magnesium Sulfate 10%w/v.
The other ingredient is Water for Injection.
Magnesium Sulfate Injection is a clear, colorless solution supplied in 2ml or 10ml ampoules. Each pack contains 10 ampoules.
Product Licence No: PL 01883/6136R
This leaflet was last revised in: July 2019
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