milk of magnesia

Manufacturer: CVS Pharmacy
Effective date: 2019-11-21
Label type: HUMAN OTC DRUG LABEL
Version: 7
Source: legacy-cache
Hydrated at: 2026-08-01 23:58:04

Label at a glance#

Productmilk of magnesia

Active ingredientMAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE

Label structure9 sections

Indications and uses

• relieves occasional constipation (irregularity) • generally produces bowel movement in ½ to 6 hours

Dosage and administration

• do not exceed the maximum recommended daily dose in a 24 hour period • shake well before use • dose may be taken once a day preferably at bedtime, in divided doses, or as directed by a doctor • drink a full glass (8 oz) of liquid with each dose • for accurate dosing, use dose cup provided • mL = milliliter adults and children 12 years and older 30 mL to 60 mL children 6 to 11 years 15 mL to 30 mL children under ...

Storage and handling

• each 15 mL contains: calcium 20 mg, magnesium 595 mg, potassium 2 mg and sodium 3 mg • does not meet USP requirements for preservative effectiveness • store at 20-25 ° C (68-77 ° F) • close cap tightly after use • avoid freezing

Contacts and useful links#

PhonePoison Help1-800-222-1222

PhoneLabel contact1-800-719-9260

Label contents#

Full prescribing information#

Active ingredient (in each 15 mL)

OTC - ACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

Magnesium hydroxide 1200 mg

Purpose

OTC - PURPOSE SECTION

Saline laxative

Uses

INDICATIONS & USAGE SECTION

relieves occasional constipation (irregularity)
generally produces bowel movement in ½ to 6 hours

Warnings

WARNINGS SECTION

Ask a doctor before use if you have

OTC - ASK DOCTOR SECTION

kidney disease
a magnesium-restricted diet
stomach pain, nausea, or vomiting
a sudden change in bowel habits that lasts more than 2 weeks

Ask a doctor or pharmacist before use if you are

OTC - ASK DOCTOR/PHARMACIST SECTION

taking any other drug. Take this product two or more hours before or after other drugs. Laxatives may affect how other drugs work.

Stop use and ask a doctor if

OTC - STOP USE SECTION

you have rectal bleeding or no bowel movement after using this product. These could be signs of a serious condition.
you need to use a laxative for more than 1 week

If pregnant or breast-feeding,

OTC - PREGNANCY OR BREAST FEEDING SECTION

ask a health professional before use.

Keep out of reach of children.

OTC - KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN SECTION

In case of overdose, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away (1-800-222-1222).

Directions

DOSAGE & ADMINISTRATION SECTION

do not exceed the maximum recommended daily dose in a 24 hour period
shake well before use
dose may be taken once a day preferably at bedtime, in divided doses, or as directed by a doctor
drink a full glass (8 oz) of liquid with each dose
for accurate dosing, use dose cup provided
mL = milliliter

adults and children 12 years and older	30 mL to 60 mL
children 6 to 11 years	15 mL to 30 mL
children under 6 years	ask a doctor

Other information

STORAGE AND HANDLING SECTION

each 15 mL contains: calcium 20 mg, magnesium 595 mg, potassium 2 mg and sodium 3 mg
does not meet USP requirements for preservative effectiveness
store at 20-25^°C (68-77^°F)
close cap tightly after use
avoid freezing

Inactive ingredients

INACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

anhydrous citric acid, D&C red #28, flavor, glycerin, purified water, sorbitol solution, sucrose, xanthan gum

Questions or comments?

OTC - QUESTIONS SECTION

1-800-719-9260

Principal Display Panel

PACKAGE LABEL.PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL

Compare to the active ingredient in Phillips’^® Milk of Magnesia

Milk of Magnesia

MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE 1200 mg per 15 mL

Saline Laxative

STIMULANT FREE

Comfortable, cramp free relief

Cherry Flavor

ALCOHOL 0.4%

26 FL OZ (1 pt 10 OZ) 769 mL

DailyMed Socrata Ingredients#

Ingredient, Type, UNII table
Ingredient	Type	UNII	SPL version
MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE	ACTIVE INGREDIENT	NBZ3QY004S	5
HYDROXIDE ION	ACTIVE MOIETY	9159UV381P	5
ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACID	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	XF417D3PSL	5
D&C RED NO. 28	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	767IP0Y5NH	5
GLYCERIN	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	PDC6A3C0OX	5
SORBITOL	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	506T60A25R	5
SUCROSE	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	C151H8M554	5
WATER	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	059QF0KO0R	5
XANTHAN GUM	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	TTV12P4NEE	5

Products#

Every source-derived product name is available through these pages.

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milk of magnesia
Magnesium hydroxide
MAGNESIUM CATION
HYDROXIDE ION
ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACID
GLYCERIN
WATER
SORBITOL
SUCROSE
XANTHAN GUM
D&C RED NO. 28

NDC Codes#

Product NDC, Package NDC table
Product NDC	Package NDC
59779-949	59779-949-40, 59779-949-35

Ingredients#

Every source-derived ingredient row is available through these pages.

DailyMed ingredient rows page 1 of 1 · 8 matching rows.

Name, UNII, Kind table
Name	UNII	Kind
MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE	NBZ3QY004S	ACTIB
ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACID	XF417D3PSL	IACT
GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	IACT
WATER	059QF0KO0R	IACT
SORBITOL	506T60A25R	IACT
SUCROSE	C151H8M554	IACT
XANTHAN GUM	TTV12P4NEE	IACT
D&C RED NO. 28	767IP0Y5NH	IACT

Source Document#

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Inactive ingredient matches#

Inactive Ingredient Database values describe FDA-listed use contexts. The match method and ambiguity count are shown because ingredient names, routes, and dosage forms are not always unique. Browse recovered IID releases and source provenance.

Inactive ingredient links page 1 of 5 · 268 matching rows.

DailyMed ingredient, IID ingredient, UNII table
DailyMed ingredient	IID ingredient	UNII	Dosage form / route	Potency	Maximum daily exposure	Match
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	LOTION / TOPICAL		3990 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
SUCROSE	SUCROSE	C151H8M554	CAPSULE / ORAL		3568 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 48 equally ranked IID candidates
ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACID	ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACID	XF417D3PSL	LOTION / TOPICAL		211 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 61 equally ranked IID candidates
SUCROSE	SUCROSE	C151H8M554	TABLET / ORAL		4249 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 48 equally ranked IID candidates
SUCROSE	SUCROSE	C151H8M554	POWDER, FOR SOLUTION / ORAL		38666 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 48 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	INJECTION, SOLUTION / SUBCUTANEOUS	15 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
D&C RED NO. 28	D&C RED NO. 28	767IP0Y5NH	CAPSULE, COATED PELLETS / ORAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 11 equally ranked IID candidates
XANTHAN GUM	XANTHAN GUM	TTV12P4NEE	TABLET, ORALLY DISINTEGRATING / ORAL	0.15 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 29 equally ranked IID candidates
SUCROSE	SUCROSE	C151H8M554	CAPSULE, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL		619 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 48 equally ranked IID candidates
ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACID	ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACID	XF417D3PSL	TABLET, CHEWABLE, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL		12 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 61 equally ranked IID candidates
ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACID	ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACID	XF417D3PSL	SOLUTION / ORAL		3900 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 61 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	INJECTION / INTRAVENOUS		33750 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	SOLUTION/ DROPS / AURICULAR (OTIC)		25 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACID	ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACID	XF417D3PSL	SPRAY, METERED / NASAL	1.2 mg/1ml		Exact identifier — unii candidate 61 equally ranked IID candidates
ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACID	ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACID	XF417D3PSL	SYRUP / ORAL		268 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 61 equally ranked IID candidates
SORBITOL	SORBITOL	506T60A25R	SOLUTION / ORAL		29268 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
SUCROSE	SUCROSE	C151H8M554	TABLET, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL	295.33 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 48 equally ranked IID candidates
ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACID	ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACID	XF417D3PSL	INJECTION / INTRACARDIAC		25 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 61 equally ranked IID candidates
XANTHAN GUM	XANTHAN GUM	TTV12P4NEE	TABLET, CHEWABLE, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL		6 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 29 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	SUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL		2000 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
SORBITOL	SORBITOL	506T60A25R	INJECTION, SOLUTION / SUBCUTANEOUS	4.7 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
D&C RED NO. 28	D&C RED NO. 28	767IP0Y5NH	CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL		1 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 11 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	CONCENTRATE / ORAL		1800 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	CREAM / VAGINAL		60 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
SORBITOL	SORBITOL	506T60A25R	OINTMENT / TOPICAL	10 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
XANTHAN GUM	XANTHAN GUM	TTV12P4NEE	SOLUTION, GEL FORMING, EXTENDED RELEASE / OPHTHALMIC	0.6 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 29 equally ranked IID candidates
SORBITOL	SORBITOL	506T60A25R	LIQUID / ORAL		53460 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACID	ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACID	XF417D3PSL	INJECTION, SOLUTION / INTRAVENOUS		772 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 61 equally ranked IID candidates
XANTHAN GUM	XANTHAN GUM	TTV12P4NEE	GRANULE, FOR SUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL		2350 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 29 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	EMULSION / OPHTHALMIC		3 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACID	ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACID	XF417D3PSL	TABLET / SUBLINGUAL		36 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 61 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	CREAM, AUGMENTED / TOPICAL		55 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	SOLUTION / OPHTHALMIC	6 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	OINTMENT / TOPICAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
XANTHAN GUM	XANTHAN GUM	TTV12P4NEE	SUSPENSION / RECTAL		452 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 29 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	SHAMPOO / TOPICAL	5 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACID	ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACID	XF417D3PSL	INJECTION / INFILTRATION	0.02 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 61 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	TABLET, COATED / ORAL	1 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
SORBITOL	SORBITOL	506T60A25R	EMULSION / TOPICAL	7 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
SORBITOL	SORBITOL	506T60A25R	CONCENTRATE / ORAL	600 mg/1ml		Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACID	ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACID	XF417D3PSL	CONCENTRATE / ORAL		84 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 61 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	PASTE, DENTIFRICE / DENTAL	18 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
XANTHAN GUM	XANTHAN GUM	TTV12P4NEE	AEROSOL, FOAM / TOPICAL	0.27 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 29 equally ranked IID candidates
SORBITOL	SORBITOL	506T60A25R	CREAM / TOPICAL	36.8 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
SUCROSE	SUCROSE	C151H8M554	SOLUTION / ORAL		70000 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 48 equally ranked IID candidates
XANTHAN GUM	XANTHAN GUM	TTV12P4NEE	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL		528 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 29 equally ranked IID candidates
ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACID	ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACID	XF417D3PSL	SOLUTION/ DROPS / AURICULAR (OTIC)		1 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 61 equally ranked IID candidates
ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACID	ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACID	XF417D3PSL	FILM, SOLUBLE / ORAL		7 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 61 equally ranked IID candidates
ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACID	ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACID	XF417D3PSL	SUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL		62 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 61 equally ranked IID candidates
ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACID	ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACID	XF417D3PSL	GEL / TOPICAL		3 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 61 equally ranked IID candidates
XANTHAN GUM	XANTHAN GUM	TTV12P4NEE	CREAM / TOPICAL		46 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 29 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	LIQUID / ORAL		2400 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACID	ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACID	XF417D3PSL	SOLUTION / TOPICAL	4.35 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 61 equally ranked IID candidates
XANTHAN GUM	XANTHAN GUM	TTV12P4NEE	LOZENGE / ORAL		1264 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 29 equally ranked IID candidates
ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACID	ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACID	XF417D3PSL	POWDER, FOR SUSPENSION / ORAL		570 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 61 equally ranked IID candidates
ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACID	ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACID	XF417D3PSL	SOLUTION / OPHTHALMIC	0.09 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 61 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	TABLET, FILM COATED / ORAL	1.55 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
SUCROSE	SUCROSE	C151H8M554	POWDER / ORAL		27768 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 48 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	INJECTION / INTRADERMAL	1.6 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	SOAP / TOPICAL	0.76 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates

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