title: Drug Type - Neonatal Intensive Care Drug Manual
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  Neonatal Intensive Care Drug Manual
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  Drug Type
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  Electrolyte
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  Trade Name
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  DBL Magnesium Sulfate Concentrated Injection (Hospira),
  MagMin Tablets (Blackmores),
  Mag-Sup Tablets (Petrus)
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  Presentation
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  IV/IM:
  IV: 4.93 g magnesium sulfate /10 mL ampoule (49.3% solution) OR,
  2.465 g magnesium sulfate /5 mL.
  Both preparations provide 10 mmol magnesium/5mL,
  PO:
  MagMin 500 mg magnesium aspartate tablets.
  Mag-Sup 500 mg magnesium aspartate tablets.
  500 mg magnesium aspartate tablet contains 37.4 mg (1.5 mmol) of elemental Mg.
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  Dosage / Interval
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  Hypomagnesaemia
  25–50 mg magnesium sulfate/kg IV infusion over 30–60 minutes. Repeat if necessary.
  Chronic hypomagnesaemia
  PO: 187 mg of elemental magnesium per m2/day in divided doses. (Endocrine team, personal email communication) (=2500 mg magnesium aspartate per m2/day)
  Body Surface Area (BSA) calculation:
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