Magnesium supplement
Magnesium aspartate
Brand names: Magnaspartate
Adult dose
Dose: 1 sachet (10mmol Mg) OD-TDS
Route: PO
Frequency: OD-TDS
Clinical pearls
- Symptomatic hypomagnesaemia oral replacement
Contraindications
- Severe renal impairment
- Heart block
- Hypermagnesaemia
Side effects
- Diarrhoea
- Hypotension (high-dose)
- Hypermagnesaemia
Interactions
- Tetracyclines/quinolones (chelation; separate)
- Bisphosphonates
Monitoring
- Serum Mg
- U&E
Reference: BNF; https://bnf.nice.org.uk/drugs/magnesium-aspartate/. Verify against your local formulary and the latest BNF before prescribing.
Related
Curated clinical cross-links plus same-class fallbacks.
Pathways
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) · JBDS 2013 / Joint British Diabetes Societies; NICE NG17
- Adult Hypoglycaemia (Treated Diabetes) · JBDS-IP (2023): Hospital Management of Hypoglycaemia
- Adrenal Crisis · Society for Endocrinology Emergency Guidance (2024)
- Type 2 Diabetes Management · NICE NG28 2022
- Hyperthyroidism Management · BTA / ETA 2018
- Adrenal Insufficiency · Society of Endocrinology / ESE 2016