Note: In some countries, this medicine may only be approved for veterinary use.

In the US, Magnesium Sulfate (magnesium sulfate systemic) is a member of the following drug classes: laxatives, minerals and electrolytes, miscellaneous anticonvulsants and is used to treat Barium Poisoning, Hypomagnesemia, Seizure Prevention and Ventricular Arrhythmia.

US matches:

• Magnesium Sulfate-Sodium Chloride injection
• Magnesium sulfate
• Magnesium sulfate injection
• Magnesium sulfate, potassium chloride, and sodium sulfate
• Magnesium sulfate, potassium sulfate, and sodium sulfate
• Magnesium Sulfate Granules (Epsom Salt)
• Magnesium Sulfate
• Magnesium Sulfate in Dextrose Injection

Scheme

USP

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

A06AD04,A12CC02,B05XA05,D11AX05,V04CC02

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0007487-88-9

Chemical Formula

Mg-S-O4·xH2O

Molecular Weight

120

Therapeutic Categories

Dermatological agent

Mineral supplement

Laxative, osmotically acting

Used in electrolyte solutions

Diagnostic agent, test for bilde duct patency

Chemical Name

Sulfuric acid magnesium salt (1:1), x hydrate (USP)

Foreign Names

• Magnesii sulfas (Latin)
• Magnesiumsulfat (German)
• Sulfate de magnésium (French)
• Sulfato de Magnesio (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Magnesium Sulfate (PH: USP 41)
• Magnesium Sulfate Hydrate (OS: JAN)
• Bitter salt (IS)
• Bittersalz (IS)
• Epsom salt (IS)
• Magnesii sulfatis heptahydras (IS)
• Magnesium sulfat-7-Wasser (IS)
• Magnesii sulfas heptahydricus (PH: Ph. Eur. 9, Ph. Int. 7)
• Magnesium Sulfate (PH: Ph. Int. 6)
• Magnesium sulfate heptahydrate (PH: Ph. Eur. 9, Ph. Int. 7)
• Magnesium Sulfate Heptahydrate (PH: BP 2018, Ph. Int. 7)
• Magnesium Sulfate Hydrate (PH: JP XVII, Ph. Int. 6)
• Magnesiumsulfat-Heptahydrat (PH: Ph. Eur. 9, Ph. Int. 6)

Brand Names

• 50% Magnesium Sulfate
  Hospira Healthcare, Canada
• Addex-Magnesium
  Fresenius Kabi AB, Iceland
• Admag-P [+ Urea, + Sulfacetamide]
  Agrawal, India
• Andrews Liver [+ Sodium Bicarbonate, + Citric Acid]
  GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare, Ireland
• Be-Lax [+ Magnesium Carbonate]
  Be-Tabs Pharmaceuticals, South Africa
• Boots Epsom Salts
  The Boots Company, United Kingdom
• Boots Magnesium Sulphate [+ Phenol]
  The Boots Company, United Kingdom
• Chloropent [+ Pentobarbital, + Chloral Hydrate] [veterinary use]
  Zoetis, United States
• Cormagnesin 4.095 g/10 ml
  Wörwag Pharma, Hungary
• Darmen-Salt [+ Sodium Bicarbonate, + Sodium Phosphate, + Sodium Sulfate]
  ERN, Spain
• DBL Magnesium Sulfate
  Hospira, Australia; Pfizer, New Zealand
• Dispert-BIL
  Dispert, Uruguay
• Eclamsil
  Opsonin, Bangladesh
• Elin Magnesium Sulfate
  Elin, Philippines
• Epico [+ Sodium Bicarbonate, + Citric Acid]
  Egyptian, Kuwait
• Epsom Salts
  Multichem, New Zealand
• Euro-med Magnesium Sulfate
  Euro-Med, Philippines
• Eziclen [+ Sodium Sulfate, + Potassium Sulfate]
  Ipsen Pharma, Czech Republic; Ipsen Pharma, Lithuania; Ipsen Pharma, Romania
• F.X. Passage SL
  Wörwag Pharma, Germany
• Hen Fertility [+ Tocopherol, α-] [veterinary use]
  Medpet, South Africa
• Inj. Magnesii Sulfurici 20% Polpharma
  Polpharma, Poland
• Lacrimalfa [+ Sodium Chloride, + Sodium Bicarbonate, + Sodium Phosphate]
  Alfa Intes, Italy
• Laxel
  Chemical Industries, Kuwait
• Lebersal [+ Sodium Bicarbonate, + Sodium Phosphate, + Sodium Sulfate]
  ERN, Spain
• Magnesii sulfas
  Eubiotics, Georgia; Nobel, Georgia
• Magnesio Solfato
  Bioindustria Lim, Italy; Galenica Senese, Italy; Monico, Italy; Salf, Italy
• Magnesio Sulfato 50% Catedral
  Catedral, Paraguay
• Magnesio Sulfato Pharma Arte
  Pharma Arte, Paraguay
• Magnesium Sulfate
  Borisovskiy Zavod Medicinskikh Preparatov, Jsc, Georgia; Dentafill, Georgia; Exela, United States; Fresenius Kabi, United States; Hospira, United States; Tbilchempharma, Georgia; Uzgermed Pharm, Georgia
• Magnesium Sulfate CCPC
  CCPC, Taiwan
• Magnesium Sulfate Cherubino [+ Phenol]
  Cherubino, Malta
• Magnesium Sulfate Fresenius Kabi
  Fresenius Kabi Canada, Canada
• Magnesium Sulfate in 5% Dextrose [+ Glucose]
  Hospira Healthcare, Canada
• Magnesium Sulfate Kripps
  Kripps Pharmacy, Canada
• Magnesium Sulfate Sandoz
  Sandoz, Canada
• Magnesium Sulfate Sterop
  Sterop, Belgium
• Magnesium Sulfate Taiwan Biotech
  Taiwan Biotech, Taiwan
• Magnesium Sulfate Yimin Pharm
  Yimin Pharmaceutical, China
• Magnesium Sulfate-Darnitsa
  Darnitsa, Georgia
• Magnesium sulfuricum
  Galenus, Lithuania
• Magnesium Sulfuricum Pharmamagist 1 g/10 ml
  Pharmamagist, Hungary
• Magnesium Sulphate
  API, New Zealand; Max Health, New Zealand
• Magnesium Sulphate [+ Phenol]
  Freedor, Malta; P & D, Malta
• Magnesium Sulphate 20% Bayer [veterinary use]
  Bayer New Zealand, New Zealand
• Magnesium Sulphate 50% Kyron [veterinary use]
  Kyron, South Africa
• Magnesium Sulphate Atlantic
  Atlantic Lab, Thailand
• Magnesium Sulphate Aurum
  Aurum, Malta
• Magnesium Sulphate Aurum 20%
  Aurum Pharmaceuticals, Cyprus
• Magnesium Sulphate Aurum 50%
  Aurum Pharmaceuticals, Cyprus
• Magnesium Sulphate Central Procurement
  Central Procurement & Supplies Unit, Malta
• Magnesium Sulphate Eipico 10%
  Eipico, Egypt
• Magnesium Sulphate Otsuka 10%
  Otsuka, Egypt
• Magnesium Sulphate P & D
  P & D, Malta
• Magnesium Sulphate-Hospira
  Hospira, Hong Kong
• Magnesium-Diasporal
  Medis, Slovenia
• Magnezu siarczan Aflofarm
  Aflofarm Farmacja, Poland
• Magnezu siarczan Galenowe
  Laboratorium Galenowe Olsztyn, Poland
• Magnezu siarczan GEMI
  Gemi, Poland
• Magnezu siarczan Hasco-Lek
  Hasco-Lek, Poland
• Magnezyum Sulfat-Biofarma
  Biofarma, Turkey
• Magnija sulfats-Kalceks
  Kalceks, Latvia
• Magnio sulfato 20% Bakteriniai preparatai
  Bakteriniai preparatai, Lithuania
• Magnio sulfato 25% Bakteriniai preparatai
  Bakteriniai preparatai, Lithuania
• Magnio sulfato 25% Sanitas
  Sanitas, Lithuania
• Magnoplasm [+ Glycerol]
  Mayne Pharma, Australia
• Mag-Sulph for Cattle [veterinary use]
  AHD, New Zealand
• Mg Inresa
  Sanolabor, Slovenia
• Nalepsin
  Beximco, Bangladesh
• Original Andrews Salts [+ Citric Acid, + Sodium Bicarbonate]
  GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare, United Kingdom
• Osmogel [+ Lidocaine]
  Merck Médication Familiale, France
• Phil Pharmawealth/Atlantic Magnesium Sulfate
  Atlantic Lab, Philippines
• Phil Pharmawealth/Harson Magnesium Sulfate
  Harson, Philippines
• Pre-Eklamol Magnezyum Sulfat
  Polifarma, Turkey
• Sal de Andrews [+ Sodium Bicarbonate]
  Farpasa, Peru; GlaxoSmithKline Brasil, Brazil
• Sedaman [veterinary use]
  Orion Pharma Eläinlääkkeet, Finland
• Sedaman vet [veterinary use]
  Orion Corporation, Iceland
• Soltran [+ Mannitol, + Potassium Citrate, + Sodium Citrate]
  Baxter Healthcare, United Kingdom
• Spasmag
  Grimberg, France; Grimberg, Tunisia
• Sulfat de Magneziu
  CN Unifarm, Romania
• Sulfate de Magnesium Proamp
  Aguettant, Tunisia
• Sulfate de Magnesium Renaudin 10%
  Renaudin, France
• Sulfato de Magnesio
  Pharmagen, Peru; Sanderson, Peru
• Sulfato de Magnesio 12 %
  Behrens, Venezuela
• Sulfato de Magnesio 1meq/ml Darrow
  Darrow Laborat., Paraguay
• Sulfato de Magnesio 25%
  Fada Pharma, Argentina; Ramallo, Argentina
• Sulfato de Magnesio 25% Drawer
  Drawer, Argentina
• Sulfato de Magnesio 50%
  Behrens, Venezuela
• Sulfato de Magnesio Biosano
  Laboratorios Biosano, Chile
• Sulfato de Magnesio Euromed
  Laboratorios Euromed Chile, Chile
• Sulfato Magnesio Disfarmed
  Disfarmed, Ecuador
• Sulmetin
  Sanofi-Aventis, Spain
• Tian Jia Yuan
  Beiqi Pharmaceutical, China
• Vigosine [+ Sorbitol, + Carnitine] [veterinary use]
  Ceva, Germany
• Addex-Magnesium
  Fresenius Kabi, Norway; Fresenius Kabi, Sweden
• Cormagnesin 2.0475 g/10 ml
  Wörwag Pharma, Hungary
• Cormagnesin 200
  Solupharm, Bulgaria; Wörwag Pharma, Germany
• Cormagnesin 400
  Solupharm, Bulgaria; Wörwag Pharma, Germany
• Cormagnesin 400 mg
  Meda Pharm, Austria
• Epsom Salts
  Thornton & Ross, United Kingdom
• EZICLEN [+ Sodium Sulfate, + Potassium Sulfate]
  Allergan Pharmaceuticals, Germany
• Eziclen [+ Sodium Sulfate, + Potassium Sulfate]
  Allergan, Spain; Ipsen, Belgium; Ipsen, Estonia; Ipsen, Latvia
• G-Magsulph
  Gonoshasthaya, Bangladesh
• Gold Cross Epsom Salts
  Biotech Pharmaceuticals, Australia
• Izinova [+ Sodium, + Potassium]
  Ipsen Biopharm, United Kingdom
• Karčioji druska
  Vilniaus kraujo centras, Lithuania
• Magnesium Sulfate
  Martindale, United Kingdom; Yuria-Pharm, Georgia
• Magnesium Sulfate 10%
  Demo SA, United Kingdom; Synchrony Pharma, United Kingdom
• Magnesium Sulfate 20%
  Synchrony Pharma, United Kingdom
• Magnesium Sulfate 50%
  Auden Mckenzie Pharma Division, United Kingdom; Demo SA, United Kingdom; Martindale, United Kingdom; Torbay Pharmaceuticals, United Kingdom
• Magnesium Sulfate Atlantic
  Atlantic Lab, Hong Kong
• Magnesium Sulfate Heptahydrate 50% Phebra
  Phebra, Australia
• Magnesium sulfate heptahydrate Kalceks
  Kalceks, Lithuania
• Magnesium Sulfate Kanada
  Kaneda Naotaka, Japan
• Magnesium Sulfate NikP
  Nichi-Iko Pharmaceutical, Japan
• Magnesium Sulfate Tomita
  Tomita Pharmaceutical, Japan
• Magnesium Sulfuricum Biotika
  BB Pharma, Czech Republic
• Magnesium Sulfuricum Biotika 10%
  BB Pharma, Slovakia
• Magnesium Sulfuricum Biotika 20%
  BB Pharma, Slovakia
• Magnesium Sulphate
  Zafa, Pakistan
• Magnesium Sulphate Chanelle [veterinary use]
  Chanelle Pharmaceuticals Manufacturing, Ireland
• Magnesium Sulphate Chem-Pharm [veterinary use]
  Chem-Pharm, Ireland
• Magnesium sulphate Toni-M
  Toni-M, Bulgaria
• Magnesium Verla 50%
  Verla-Pharm Arzneimittel, Germany
• Magnesium Veto-Veine [veterinary use]
  Coophavet, France
• Magnesium-Diasporal
  Protina, Germany
• Magnesium-Diasporal 4 mmol
  Protina, Lithuania
• Magnesiumsulfaat Teva
  Teva Nederland, Netherlands
• Magnesiumsulfat 50% Inresa
  Inresa, Germany; Inresa, Malta
• Magnesiumsulfat B. Braun
  Braun, Norway
• Magnesiumsulfat Bichsel 10%
  Grosse Apotheke Dr. G. Bichsel, Switzerland
• Magnesiumsulfat Bichsel 20%
  Grosse Apotheke Dr. G. Bichsel, Switzerland
• Magnesiumsulfat Bichsel 50%
  Grosse Apotheke Dr. G. Bichsel, Switzerland
• Magnesol [+ Glucose]
  Toa Yakuhin, Japan
• Magnidown 25% [veterinary use]
  Norbrook Laboratories, United Kingdom
• Magniject [veterinary use]
  Norbrook Laboratories, Ireland
• Magniject 25% [veterinary use]
  Norbrook Laboratories, United Kingdom
• Magnio sulfatas Sanitas
  Sanitas, Lithuania
• Magsent [+ Glucose]
  Toa Yakuhin, Japan
• Mg 10% Inresa
  Inresa, Germany; Inresa, Malta
• Mg 5-Sulfat 10% Drossapharm
  Drossapharm, Germany
• Mg 5-Sulfat 50% Drossapharm
  Drossapharm, Germany
• Retterspitz
  Retterspitz, Germany
• Sabax Magnesium Sulphate
  Al Pharm, South Africa
• Sulfagnesium 12.32%
  Trifarma, Peru
• Sulfate de Magnesium Lavoisier 15%
  CDM Lavoisier, France
• Sulfate de Magnesium Proamp
  Aguettant, France
• Sulfate de Magnesium Renaudin 15%
  Renaudin, France
• Sulfato de Magnesio Biol
  Biol, Argentina
• Sulfato de Magnesio Genfarma
  Genfarma, Spain
• Sulfato de Magnesio Sanderson
  Laboratorio Sanderson, Chile

Glossary

Further information on drug naming conventions: International Nonproprietary Names.