A small colorless crystal used as an anticonvulsant, a cathartic, and an electrolyte replenisher in the treatment of pre-eclampsia and eclampsia. It causes direct inhibition of action potentials in myometrial muscle cells. Excitation and contraction are uncoupled, which decreases the frequency and force of contractions. (From AMA Drug Evaluations Annual, 199...
Used for immediate control of life-threatening convulsions in the treatment of severe toxemias (pre-eclampsia and eclampsia) of pregnancy and in the treatment of acute nephritis in children. Also indicated for replacement therapy in magnesium deficiency, especially in acute hypomagnesemia accompanied by signs of tetany similar to those of hypocalcemia. Also ...
NYU Langone Health, New York, New York, United States
SICHN, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Bagmati, Nepal
Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, Illinois, United States
Faculty of Medicine Beni-suef university, Banī Suwayf, Egypt
Mohamed gawad Abdel aboelsuod, Cairo, Egypt
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