Magnesium chloride
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Dosing in kidney impairment
CONTRAINDICATIONS Magnesium Chloride Injection should not be administered if there is renal impairment, marked myocardial disease or to comatose patients. WARNING Do not use if a precipitate is present.
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DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION For intravenous infusion: 4 grams in 250 mL of 5% Dextrose Injection, at a rate not exceeding 3 mL per minute. Serum magnesium levels should serve as a guide to continued dosage.
Contraindications
Magnesium Chloride Injection should not be administered if there is renal impairment, marked myocardial disease or to comatose patients.
Pregnancy and lactation
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Animal reproduction studies have not been conducted with magnesium chloride. It is also not known whether magnesium chloride can cause fetal harm when administered to a pregnant woman or can affect reproduction capacity. Magnesium Chloride should be given to a pregnant woman only if clearly needed.
For breastfeeding, also see LactMed (National Library of Medicine), which summarizes milk levels and infant effects.
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