Magnesi – B6 STELLA Tablet

Rx

Indications

• Treatment of severe hypomagnesemia, isolated or associated with other mineral deficiencies. When calcium deficiency is associated, it is recommended to supply magnesium before calcium.
• Treatment of functional manifestations in anxiety crisis with hyperventilation (spasmophilia).

Dosage

• Severe hypomagnesemia:
  Adults: 6 tablets per day.
  Children: 2 – 6 tablets per day on age.
• Spasmophilia:
  Adults: 4 tablets per day.

Usage

• Magnesi -B6 STELLA Tablet is only administered orally in 2 – 3 divided doses in the morning, afternoon and evening.
• It should be taken with meals because it may cause diarrhea.

• Known hypersensitivity to any of the ingredients.
• Severe renal function impairment (CC below 30 ml/min).

• Hypermagnesaemia is uncommon after oral magnesium salts except in the presence of renal impairment.
• Ingestion of magnesium salts may cause gastrointestinal irritation and watery diarrhoea.
• Long-term use of large doses of pyridoxine is associated with the development of severe peripheral neuropathies.

• Oral magnesium salts should be used cautiously in patient with renal impairment (may cause high levels of magnesium, reduction of magnesium supplement dosage may be necessary).
• Magnesi – B6 STELLA Tablet contains wheat starch. Patients with wheat allergy (different from coeliac disease) should not take this medicine.
• Magnesi – B6 STELLA Tablet contains lactose. Patients with rare hereditary problems of galactose intolerance, total lactase deficiency or glucose-galactose malabsorption should not take this medicine.
• When used in pregnant women, fetal heart rate should be monitored and use within 2 hours of delivery should be avoided.
• Magnesium and pyridoxine are excreted into breast milk. It considers the use of magnesium and pyridoxine to be usually compatible with breast feeding.
• Efficacy and safety of the drug in children have not been established.
• There are no effects on ability to drive and use machines.