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What is Magnesium hydroxide?

Magnesium hydroxide is a magnesium salt used as a laxative for the treatment of occasional constipation. It is also used as an antacid and dietary supplement.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Constipation 9 1 Efficacy_moderate
General health 2 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
Muscle spasms 1 0
Bowel irritability 1 0
Diarrhea chronic 1 0
Chronic constipation 1 0

See all 8 patients currently taking Magnesium hydroxide

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 1
None
 3

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Magnesium hydroxide

Diarrhea 1

Reported Dosages

  30ml as needed 8 g weekly 3 tbs. daily 8 g daily 24 g daily 40 mL daily 48 g daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Magnesium hydroxide (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 2   Other: 25%
Not indicated 2   Not indicated: 25%
Did not seem to work 1   Did not seem to work: 13%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 13%
Doctor's advice 1   Doctor's advice: 13%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 13%

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Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Magnesium hydroxide

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0

Stopped Taking Magnesium hydroxide

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Magnesium hydroxide

Always
 3 75%
Usually
 1 25%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Magnesium hydroxide

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 1 25%
A little
 1 25%
Not at all
 2 50%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Magnesium hydroxide

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 2 100%

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Report created on February 11, 2012.