Magnesium Citrate

Manufacturer
Cardinal Health | Vi-Jon, Inc
Effective date
2011-11-29
Label type
HUMAN OTC DRUG LABEL
Version
1
Source
legacy-cache
Hydrated at
2026-08-02 01:50:19

Label at a glance#

ProductMagnesium Citrate
Active ingredientMagnesium citrate
Label structure7 sections

Label contents#

Full prescribing information#

OTC - ACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

Active ingredient
Magnesium citrate 1.745 g per fl oz

OTC - PURPOSE SECTION

Purpose
Saline Laxative

INDICATIONS & USAGE SECTION

Use for relief of occasional constipation (irregularity). Generally produces bowel movement in 1/2 to 6 hours

WARNINGS SECTION

Warnings

OTC - ASK DOCTOR SECTION

Ask a doctor before use if you have
•kidney disease
•a magnesium or potassium-restricted diet
•noticed a sudden change in bowel habits that persists over a period of 2 weeks
•already used a laxative for a period longer than 1 week•

OTC - ASK DOCTOR/PHARMACIST SECTION

Ask a doctor or a pharmacist before use if you are taking any other drug.  Take this product 2 or more
more hours before  or after other drugs.  Laxatives may affect how other drugs work.

OTC - STOP USE SECTION

Stop use and ask a doctor if you have rectal bleeding or failure to have a bowel
movement after use.  These could be signs of a serious condition.

OTC - PREGNANCY OR BREAST FEEDING SECTION

If pregnant or breast-feeding, ask a health professional before use.

OTC - KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN SECTION

Keep out of reach of children.  In case of overdose, get medical help or contact
a Poison Control Center right away.

DOSAGE & ADMINISTRATION SECTION

Directions •drink a full glass (8 ounces) of liquid with each dose •may be taken as a single daily dose or in divided doses
adults and children 12 years of age and over - 6.5 to 10 fl oz maximum 10 fl oz in 24 hours
children 6 to under 12 years of age - 3 to 7 fl oz maximum 7 fl oz in 24 hours
children 2 to under 6 years of age - 2 to 3 fl oz maximum 3 fl oz in 24 hours
children under 2 years of age- ask a doctor
discard unused product within 24 hours of opening bottle

OTHER SAFETY INFORMATION

Other information • magnesium content 290 mg per 1 fl oz (30 mL)
•potassium content 80 mg per 1 fl oz (30mL)
•store at temperatures between 46⁰ and 86⁰ F (8⁰ and 30⁰ C)

INACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

Inactive ingredients citric acid, lemon oil, potassium bicarbonate,
sodium saccharin, water purified

PACKAGE LABEL.PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL

DO NOT USE IF TAMPER EVIDENT TWIST OFF-OFF CAP IS MISSING,
BROKEN OR SEPARATED FROM NECKRING

NDC37205-110-38
LEADER
Magnesium
Citrate
Oral Solution
Saline Laxative
Lemon flavor
Pasteurized
The Sparkling Laxative
10 FL OZ (296 mL)
image of principal display package
image of principal display package

FDA-Initiated Inactive NDC Indexing#

NDC, Effective, Action table
NDCEffectiveActionDocumentIndexing SPLRelated label
37205-110-382025-01-02C16284748780-19d75b9d1-0a5f-f424-e053-dadaa90a57ceDrug Facts
37205-110-382020-01-31C16284748780-19d75b9d1-0a5f-f424-e053-dadaa90a57ceDrug Facts

DailyMed Billing Units#

Package NDC, Billing unit, Product NDC table
Package NDCBilling unitProduct NDCDailyMed indexing SPLSPL versionEffective
37205-110-38ML - Milliliter37205-110122b3f3a-e87a-43e7-8411-052fc12e526512012-07-24

DailyMed Socrata Ingredients#

Ingredient, Type, UNII table
IngredientTypeUNIISPL versionUploaded
Magnesium citrateACTIVE INGREDIENTRHO26O1T9V1
magnesium cationACTIVE MOIETYT6V3LHY8381
LEMON OILINACTIVE INGREDIENTI9GRO824LL1
POTASSIUM BICARBONATEINACTIVE INGREDIENTHM5Z15LEBN1
WATERINACTIVE INGREDIENT059QF0KO0R1

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NDC Codes#

Product NDC, Package NDC table
Product NDCPackage NDC
37205-11037205-110-38

Ingredients#

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Source Document#

Source XML

Inactive ingredient matches#

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DailyMed ingredient, IID ingredient, UNII table
DailyMed ingredientIID ingredientUNIIDosage form / routePotencyMaximum daily exposureMatch
POTASSIUM BICARBONATEPOTASSIUM BICARBONATEHM5Z15LEBNCAPSULE / ORAL174 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
8 equally ranked IID candidates
POTASSIUM BICARBONATEPOTASSIUM BICARBONATEHM5Z15LEBNTABLET / BUCCAL16 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
8 equally ranked IID candidates
POTASSIUM BICARBONATEPOTASSIUM BICARBONATEHM5Z15LEBNTABLET / ORAL12.2 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
8 equally ranked IID candidates
POTASSIUM BICARBONATEPOTASSIUM BICARBONATEHM5Z15LEBNLOZENGE / ORAL80 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
8 equally ranked IID candidates
LEMON OILLEMON OIL, COLD PRESSEDI9GRO824LLSUSPENSION / ORAL1 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
4 equally ranked IID candidates
LEMON OILLEMON OIL, COLD PRESSEDI9GRO824LLGEL / TOPICAL0.05 %w/wExact identifier — unii candidate
4 equally ranked IID candidates
POTASSIUM BICARBONATEPOTASSIUM BICARBONATEHM5Z15LEBNTABLET / SUBLINGUAL16 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
8 equally ranked IID candidates
POTASSIUM BICARBONATEPOTASSIUM BICARBONATEHM5Z15LEBNTROCHE / ORAL60 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
8 equally ranked IID candidates
LEMON OILLEMON OIL, COLD PRESSEDI9GRO824LLCAPSULE / ORAL8.5 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
4 equally ranked IID candidates
LEMON OILLEMON OIL, COLD PRESSEDI9GRO824LLPASTE, DENTIFRICE / DENTAL0.7 %w/wExact identifier — unii candidate
4 equally ranked IID candidates
POTASSIUM BICARBONATEPOTASSIUM BICARBONATEHM5Z15LEBNPOWDER, FOR SOLUTION / ORAL1000 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
8 equally ranked IID candidates
POTASSIUM BICARBONATEPOTASSIUM BICARBONATEHM5Z15LEBNSOLUTION / ORAL128 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
8 equally ranked IID candidates

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Brand, Generic, Manufacturer table
BrandGenericManufacturerSPL set IDEffective dateAvailable safety fieldsJoin
2abd654f-56dd-e0dd-e063-6294a90a45041df72d29-612d-4767-b8fc-ba2efc1665d12025-01-02WarningsExact identifier
spl set id: 1df72d29-612d-4767-b8fc-ba2efc1665d1

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