Composition
Each ml contains:
Magnesium sulfate 7 H2O ……................................................................…... 100 mg

Therapeutic Indications
Convulsions associated with pre-eclampsia and eclampsia of pregnancy and to control convulsions associated with acute nephritis in children.
Hypomagnesemia, especially acute cases accompanied by signs of tetany.
Magnesium sulfate is indicated in uterine tetany and premature labour as a myometrial relaxant.

Dosage and Administration
Adult Dosage:
Anticonvulsant:
Intramuscular: 1-5 grams up to 6 times a day, as needed.
Intravenous: 1-4 grams administered at a rate not to exceed 1-5 ml/minute.
Intravenous infusion: 4 grams in 250 ml of 5% dextrose or 0.9% sodium chloride solutions administered at a rate not to exceed 4 ml/minute.
Hypomegnesemia:
Mild deficiency:
Intramuscular: 1 gm administered every 6 hours.
Severe deficiency:
Intramuscular: 250 mg/kg of body weight within a four-hour period or by Intravenous Infusion, 5 gm in 1 liter of 5% dextrose or 0.9% sodium chloride solutions administered slowly over a three-hour period.
Paedlatric dosage:
Anticonvulsant:
Intramuscular:10-40 mg/kg/ as needed to control convulsions.

Contraindications
Heart block, renal failure (creatinine clearances < 20 ml/minute) and intolerance to Magnesium sulfate