Magnesium Sulfate Injection 50%w/v (10 x 2ml)

Magnesium Sulphate (heptahydrate) 50% is a clear, sterile, preservative-free solution. It can be used as solution for IM injection, or concentrate for IV infusion (must be diluted prior to intravenous infusion) to prevent and treat magnesium deficiency.

Magnesium is an important cofactor for enzymatic reactions and plays an important role in neurochemical transmission and muscular excitability. It is an essential mineral, contributing to:

• A reduction of tiredness and fatigue
• Electrolyte balance
• Normal energy-yielding metabolism
• Normal functioning of the nervous system
• Normal muscle function
• Normal protein synthesis
• Reduction of tiredness and fatigue
• Maintenance of normal teeth
• The process of cell division

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

10 ampoules