Magnesium (medical use)
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Magnesium salts are available as a medication in a number of formulations. They are used to treat magnesium deficiency, low blood magnesium, eclampsia, and several other conditions. Magnesium is an essential nutrient.
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Routes of administration | By mouth, injection, topical |
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Formula | Mg+2 |
Molar mass | 24.305 g·mol−1 |
Usually in lower dosages, magnesium is commonly included in dietary mineral preparations, including many multivitamin preparations. Chelated magnesium is sometimes used to aid in absorption.
In 2021, it was the 313th most commonly prescribed medication in the United States, with more than 300,000 prescriptions[1][2] and magnesium salts were the 211th most commonly prescribed medication, with more than 2 million prescriptions.[1][3]