Magnesium Sulfate
Magnesium Sulfate
Definition
A magnesium salt of sulfuric acid, that can be used to normalize magnesium levels in the body, and to prevent seizures in eclampsia and preeclampsia. Magnesium is a divalent cation essential for a number of biochemical processes involved in nerve signaling, bone mineralization and muscle contractions. About 350 enzymes involved in glycolysis and the Krebs cycle, formation of cyclic-AMP and ATP, cellular signal transduction and protein and nucleic acid synthesis are dependent on magnesium. Magnesium blocks neuromuscular transmission and decreases the amount of acetylcholine liberated at the end plate by the motor nerve impulse, thereby preventing convulsions and seizures.
Also known as Magnesium SO4, Magnesium Sulfate, Magnesium Sulfate whiskers, MAGNESIUM SULFATE, UNSPECIFIED FORM — per NCIT
Also identified as
- ATC A06AD04 per RXNORM
- ATC A12CC02 per RXNORM
- ATC B05XA05 per RXNORM
- ATC D11AX05 per RXNORM
- ATC V04CC02 per RXNORM
- NCIT NCIT:C623 per NCIT
- SCTID 37400007 per RXNORM
- SCTID 387202002 per RXNORM
- UNII DE08037SAB per RXNORM
Indications
| Disease | Relation | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Magnesium deficiency | may prevent | MEDRT · Public domain (U.S. Government work) |
| Visual epilepsy | may prevent | MEDRT · Public domain (U.S. Government work) |
| Constipation disorder | may treat | MEDRT · Public domain (U.S. Government work) |
| Eclampsia | may treat | MEDRT · Public domain (U.S. Government work) |
| Magnesium deficiency | may treat | MEDRT · Public domain (U.S. Government work) |
| Nephritis | may treat | MEDRT · Public domain (U.S. Government work) |
| Preeclampsia | may treat | MEDRT · Public domain (U.S. Government work) |
| Torsades de pointes | may treat | MEDRT · Public domain (U.S. Government work) |
| Ventricular fibrillation | may treat | MEDRT · Public domain (U.S. Government work) |
| Visual epilepsy | may treat | MEDRT · Public domain (U.S. Government work) |
Organ Effects
| Organ | Side effect / interaction | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Adult mammalian kidney | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
| Brain | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
| Cardiovascular system | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
| Central nervous system | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
| Genitourinary system | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
| Nervous system | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
| Renal system | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
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