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2. Medical uses of magnesium sulfate - Wikipedia

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   Magnesium sulfate came into medical use at least as early as 1618. [6] It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines. [7] [8] In 2021, magnesium salts were the 211th most commonly prescribed medication, with more than 2 million prescriptions. [9] [10]

3. Magnesium (medical use) - Wikipedia

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   Magnesium sulfate (Epsom salts) is soluble in water. It is commonly used as a laxative, owing to the poor absorption of the sulfate component. In lower doses, they may be used as an oral magnesium source, however. Intravenous or intramuscular magnesium is generally in the form of magnesium sulfate solution. Intravenous or intramuscular ...

4. Magnesium sulfate - Wikipedia

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   Magnesium sulfate or magnesium sulphate is a chemical compound, a salt with the formula MgSO 4, consisting of magnesium cations Mg 2+ (20.19% by mass) and sulfate anions SO 2− 4. It is a white crystalline solid , soluble in water but not in ethanol .

5. Antiarrhythmic agent - Wikipedia

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   Magnesium sulfate; Work by other or unknown mechanisms Contraindicated in ventricular arrhythmias; Adenosine is used to treat supraventricular tachycardias, especially in heart failure and atrial fibrillation [9] Magnesium sulfate is used to treat torsades de pointes, a type of arrhythmia

6. Salve - Wikipedia

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   Magnesium sulphate paste is used as a drawing salve to treat small boils and infected wounds and to remove 'draw' small splinters. [2] Black ointment, or Ichthyol Salve, also called Drawing Salve, has been traditionally used to treat minor skin problems such as sebaceous cysts, boils, ingrown toenails and splinters.

7. Calcium gluconate - Wikipedia

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   Calcium gluconate is the calcium salt of gluconic acid and is used as a mineral supplement and medication. [1] As a medication it is used by injection into a vein to treat low blood calcium, high blood potassium, and magnesium toxicity. [1] [2] Supplementation is generally only required when there is not enough calcium in the diet. [3]