Drug reference

Magnesium aspartate

BNF 80 (2020–2021)

Source: BNF 80 (2020–2021)
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Overview

Indications And Dose

Treatment and prevention of magnesium deficiency ▶BY MOUTH ▶Adult: 10–20 mmol daily, taken as 1–2 sachets of Magnaspartate ® powder.

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Contra Indications

Disorders of cardiac conduction

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Prescribing And Dispensing Information

Magnaspartate ® contains magnesium aspartate 6.5 g (10 mmol Mg2+)/sachet.

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Safety

Interactions

→Appendix 1: magnesium

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Side Effects

▶Uncommon Diarrhoea. faeces soft ▶Rare or very rare Fatigue. hypermagnesaemia ▶Frequency not known Gastrointestinal irritation SIDE-EFFECTS, FURTHER INFORMATION Side-effects generally occur at higher doses; if side-effects (such as diarrhoea) occur, consider interrupting treatment and restarting at a reduced dose. Overdose Symptoms of hypermagnesaemia may include nausea, vomiting, ﬂushing, thirst, hypotension, drowsiness, confusion, reﬂexes absent (due to neuromuscular blockade), respiratory depression, speech slurred, diplopia, muscle weakness, arrhythmias, coma, and cardiac arrest.

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Renal Impairment

Avoid in severe impairment (eGFR less than 30 mL/minute/1.732).

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Dose and formulations

Directions For Administration

Dissolve sachet contents in 50–200 mL water, tea or orange juice and take immediately.

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Medicinal Forms

There can be variation in the licensing of different medicines containing the same drug. Forms available from special-order manufacturers include: powder Powder EXCIPIENTS: May contain Sucrose ▶Magnesiocard (Imported (Germany)) Magnesium (as Magnesium aspartate hydrochloride) 121.5 mg Magnesiocard (magnesium 5mmol) oral powder 5g sachets Blood and nutrition | 50 sachet s ▶Magnaspartate (KoRa Healthcare) Magnesium (as Magnesium aspartate) 243 mg Magnaspartate 243mg (magnesium 10mmol) oral powder sachets | 10 sachet P £9.45 DT = £8.95

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Clinical care

Patient And Carer Advice

Patients and carers should be given advice on how to administer magnesium aspartate powder.

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Dose text by age group

Adult

10–20 mmol daily, taken as 1–2 sachets of

First-line fragment. Read the complete Indications and Dose section above.

PDF page 1133

Age labels are extracted for navigation. Check the complete source section and current local guidance before clinical use.

Drug reference

Magnesium aspartate

BNF 80 (2020–2021)

Source: BNF 80 (2020–2021)
PDF pages: 1133, 1134

Review source pages for extracted sections and age labels. BNF dose snippets show only their first line.

Overview

Indications And Dose

Treatment and prevention of magnesium deficiency ▶BY MOUTH ▶Adult: 10–20 mmol daily, taken as 1–2 sachets of Magnaspartate ® powder.

PDF page 1133

Contra Indications

Disorders of cardiac conduction

PDF page 1133

Prescribing And Dispensing Information

Magnaspartate ® contains magnesium aspartate 6.5 g (10 mmol Mg2+)/sachet.

PDF page 1134

Safety

Interactions

→Appendix 1: magnesium

PDF page 1133

Side Effects

PDF page 1133

Renal Impairment

Avoid in severe impairment (eGFR less than 30 mL/minute/1.732).

PDF page 1133

Dose and formulations

Directions For Administration

Dissolve sachet contents in 50–200 mL water, tea or orange juice and take immediately.

PDF page 1133

Medicinal Forms

PDF page 1134

Clinical care

Patient And Carer Advice

Patients and carers should be given advice on how to administer magnesium aspartate powder.

PDF page 1134

Dose text by age group

Adult

10–20 mmol daily, taken as 1–2 sachets of

First-line fragment. Read the complete Indications and Dose section above.

PDF page 1133

Age labels are extracted for navigation. Check the complete source section and current local guidance before clinical use.