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What is Milk of Magnesia?

The brand name for Magnesium hydroxide used on a short-term basis to treat constipation. It should be taken as directed in the amount prescribed by your doctor. Read more...Click to read more below

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Constipation 2 1
Treat Parkinson's 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
0 0%
None
1 100%

Dosages

  2 24% as needed 8 g daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Milk of Magnesia (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Not indicated
1 100% Not indicated: 100%

See all 1 patient who’ve stopped taking Milk of Magnesia

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Milk of Magnesia

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

Stopped Taking Milk of Magnesia

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
0 0%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
1 100%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
1 100%
Not at all
0 0%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

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

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Report created on November 23, 2009.