Product description A lack of the vital mineral magnesium can have many causes, eg unbalanced eating habits, an increased need for magnesium (eg pregnancy, breastfeeding) or increased losses of magnesium, eg in diabetes mellitus or due to everyday stress.Due to the extensive functions of magnesium in the organism, a lack of "every nook and cranny" can make itself felt, e.g premature labor in pregnancy.
Ingredients 614.8 mg magnesium aspartate hydrochloride trihydrate, equivalent to 60.8 mg magnesium per film-coated tablet.
active MAGNESIOCARD 2.5 mmol, Magnesium aspartate hydrochloride tablets ingredients
Always take the medicine exactly as directed.Please ask your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.
The recommended average daily dose is 0.185 mmol magnesium (4.5 mg) per kg body weight.In the case of chronic and severe acute magnesium deficiency states, the daily dose can be safely increased to 0.37 mmol magnesium (9 mg) per kg body weight, provided there are no contraindications.
dosage
Unless otherwise prescribed by the doctor, the usual dose is:
Adults and young people:
2 film-coated tablets 3 times a day (equivalent to 364.8 mg magnesium).
Children from 10 - 14 years:
2 film-coated tablets twice a day (equivalent to 243.2 mg magnesium).
Children from 4 - 9 years:
2 film-coated tablets once or twice a day (equivalent to 121.6 - 243.2 mg magnesium).
duration of use
The drug should be taken daily for at least 4 weeks.Long-term therapy (for years) is also harmless with normal kidney function, since excess magnesium is excreted via the kidneys.
Please talk to your doctor or pharmacist if you have the impression that the effect is too strong or too weak.
If you take more than you should
the listed side effects may occur more frequently.
If you have any further questions on the use of the medicine, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
MAGNESIOCARD 2.5 mmol, Magnesium aspartate hydrochloride tablets way
Please swallow the film-coated tablets whole with sufficient liquid (preferably a glass of drinking water).The medicine should be taken before meals, as this improves absorption from the gastrointestinal tract into the bloodstream.
side effects
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everyone gets them.
The frequency of side effects is based on the following categories:
Very common: affects more than 1 in 10 people
Common: affects 1 to 10 users in 100
Uncommon: affects 1 to 10 users in 1000
Rare: affects 1 to 10 users in 10,000
Very rare: affects less than 1 in 10,000 people
Not known: frequency cannot be estimated from the available data.
Occasionally soft stools can occur, which are harmless.They can be the result of high-dose magnesium treatment.Rarely, symptoms of tiredness can occur if the preparation is taken in high doses and for a long time.This can be an indication that an increased magnesium concentration in the blood has already been reached.
If bothersome diarrhea occurs, the daily dose should be reduced.
Please tell your doctor or pharmacist if any of the side effects gets serious, or if you notice any side effects that are not listed.
Please inform your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking/using or have recently taken/used other medicines, even if they are non-prescription medicines.
The effect of the drugs or groups of drugs mentioned below can be influenced if they are treated with this drug at the same time.
Certain antibiotics (tetracyclines) and sodium fluoride preparations should be taken 3-4 hours apart from this drug in order to avoid mutual impairment of absorption into the blood.
Contraindications
The drug must not be taken
if you are allergic (hypersensitive) to magnesium aspartate hydrochloride or any of the other ingredients.
if you suffer from severe kidney dysfunction with inhibition of excretion or lack of fluids in the body or if you tend to develop infection stones (calcium magnesium ammonium phosphate stones).
pregnancy and breast feeding period
The drug can be used during pregnancy and lactation.
