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Magnesium Gluconate

Basics

Name

Magnesium Gluconate

Pronunciation

(mag NEE zhum GLOO koe nate)

Brand Names: US

  • Mag-G [OTC]

Therapeutic Category

  • Electrolyte Supplement, Oral
  • Magnesium Salt

Medication Safety Issues

Sound-alike/look-alike issues:

Magnesium gluconate may be confused with other magnesium salts (eg, magnesium hydroxide, magnesium chloride, magnesium carbonate)

Magonate tablets [OTC], which contains magnesium gluconate, may be confused with Magonate liquid [OTC], which contains magnesium carbonate. The amount of elemental magnesium varies greatly according to salt; use caution not to confuse the products.

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