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Osmotic laxative / bowel-prep component

Magnesium citrate

Adult dose

Dose: Per formulation
Route: PO
Frequency: per regimen

Clinical pearls

  • Bowel preparation component

Contraindications

  • Bowel obstruction
  • Severe renal impairment

Side effects

  • Diarrhoea
  • Hypermagnesaemia (renal impairment)

Reference: BNF; https://bnf.nice.org.uk/drugs/magnesium-citrate/. Verify against your local formulary and the latest BNF before prescribing.

Related

Curated clinical cross-links plus same-class fallbacks.