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==Overview==
==Overview==
'''Magnesium sulfate''' (or magnesium sulphate) is an [[inorganic]] [[salt (chemistry)|salt]] ([[chemical compound]]) containing [[magnesium]], [[sulfur]] and [[oxygen]], with the formula MgSO<sub>4</sub>. It is often encountered as the heptahydrate [[sulfate mineral]] [[epsomite]] (MgSO<sub>4</sub>·7H<sub>2</sub>O), commonly called '''Epsom salt''', taking its name from a bitter saline spring in [[Epsom]] in [[Surrey]], England, where the salt was produced from the springs that arise where the porous chalk of the [[North Downs]] meets non-porous London clay. The monohydrate, MgSO<sub>4</sub>·H<sub>2</sub>O is found as the mineral [[kieserite]]. The overall global annual usage in the mid 1970s of the monohydrate was 2.3 million tons, of which the majority as used in agriculture.<ref>Industrial Inorganic Chemistry, Karl Heinz Büchel, Hans-Heinrich Moretto, Dietmar Werner, John Wiley & Sons, 2d edition, 2000, ISBN 9783527613335</ref>


==Category==
==Category==

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Magnesium sulfate
MAGNESIUM SULFATE® FDA Package Insert
Indications and Usage
Dosage and Administration
Contraindications
Warnings and Precautions
Adverse Reactions
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Use in Specific Populations
Overdosage
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Synonyms / Brand Names: Magnesium sulfate

Overview

Magnesium sulfate (or magnesium sulphate) is an inorganic salt (chemical compound) containing magnesium, sulfur and oxygen, with the formula MgSO4. It is often encountered as the heptahydrate sulfate mineral epsomite (MgSO4·7H2O), commonly called Epsom salt, taking its name from a bitter saline spring in Epsom in Surrey, England, where the salt was produced from the springs that arise where the porous chalk of the North Downs meets non-porous London clay. The monohydrate, MgSO4·H2O is found as the mineral kieserite. The overall global annual usage in the mid 1970s of the monohydrate was 2.3 million tons, of which the majority as used in agriculture.[1]

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FDA Package Insert[2]

| Indications and Usage | Dosage and Administration | Dosage Forms and Strengths | Contraindications | Warnings and Precautions | Adverse Reactions | Drug Interactions | Use in Specific Populations | Overdosage | Description | Clinical Pharmacology | Nonclinical Toxicology | Clinical Studies | How Supplied/Storage and Handling | Patient Counseling Information | Labels and Packages

Mechanism of Action

References

  1. Industrial Inorganic Chemistry, Karl Heinz Büchel, Hans-Heinrich Moretto, Dietmar Werner, John Wiley & Sons, 2d edition, 2000, ISBN 9783527613335
  2. "MAGNESIUM SULFATE (MAGNESIUM SULFATE HEPTAHYDRATE) INJECTION, SOLUTION [PHYSICIANS TOTAL CARE, INC.]".