Magnesium Salts

Drug Usage Statistics, United States, 2013 - 2022

Magnesium Salts Summary for 2022

Top drug rank	#207 ( 4)
Estimated number of prescriptions in the United States (2022)	1,958,089
Estimated number of patients in the United States (2022)	649,137

Average total drug cost (USD)
Per prescription	$8.85
Per day of therapy	$0.18/day
Average out-of-pocket cost (USD)
Per prescription	$4.14
Per day of therapy	$0.06/day

Total Prescriptions and Patients Per Year (2013 - 2022)

Rank of Top Drugs Over Time

"Rank" refers to the frequency that a given medication is prescribed within a calendar year compared to all other medications. A rank of "4" would indicate that the medication was the fourth most commonly prescribed medication.

Year	Rank	Change
2013	145	-
2014	188	43
2015	179	9
2016	171	8
2017	162	9

Year	Rank	Change
2018	242	80
2019	215	27
2020	202	13
2021	211	9
2022	207	4

Drug Cost Over Time (2013 - 2022)

Cost Per Prescription Fill: Average cost per filled prescription regardless of how many days of therapy the prescription is filled for (e.g. 10 days, 30 days, 90 days, etc.)
Cost per Day of Therapy: The average cost per prescription fill divided by the days of therapy. For example, a 10-day antibiotic course costing $30 would be $3 per day. Similarly, a 30-day supply of an oral antihypetensive costing $30 would be $1 per day.

Total cost: The average total cost of the medication including the out-of-pocket cost (see below) plus the amount paid by other parties (Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance, Veterans Administration, TRICARE, other state/federal sources, Worker's compensation, and other miscellaneous sources)
Out-of-pocket cost: The average payment made by the patient which may include deductibles, coinsurance, copayments, or the cash price paid without insurance coverage.

Cost Per Prescription Fill (USD)

Cost Per Day of Therapy (USD/day)

Distribution of Dispensed Dosage Forms (2022)

Dosage Form	Strength	% of Dispensed Products
Tablet/capsule	400 mg	78.0%
Tablet/capsule	500 mg	12.0%
Other, unspecified, or misc.		10.0%

Distribution of Days Supplied (2022)

"Days supply" is defined as the number of days that a prescription should last. For example, a prescription of 60 tablets that is taken twice daily has a day supply of 30 days.

Related Drugs

Drug Name	Total Prescriptions (2022)
Magnesium Salts (this drug)	1,958,090
Polyethylene Glycol 3350	1,922,665
Sodium Salts	1,776,481
Lactulose	983,709
Polyethylene Glycol 3350 With Electrolytes	628,486
Magnesium	219,466
Anhydrous Citric Acid; Magnesium Oxide; Sodium Picosulfate	106,150
Citric Acid; Potassium Citrate	76,015
Magnesium	53,110
Aluminum Hydroxide; Magnesium Carbonate	30,158
Potassium	20,883
Citric Acid; Potassium Citrate; Sodium Citrate	11,541

Therapeutic Classes

Drug Synonyms

Drug synonyms are used during the sanitation and standardization process of "cleaning" the original data source (MEPS). Occassionally, brand names may be listed below that are no longer on the market or are very infrequently used.

Brand Name Synonyms

Bem Bio Antiperspirant Floral
Bem Bio Antiperspirant Forest Trails
Bem Bio Antiperspirant Original
Bem Bio Antiperspirant Sea Breeze
Bem Bio Antiperspirant Unscented
Isolyte S IN Plastic Container
Multiple Electrolytes Injection Type 1 Usp PH 5.5
Multiple Electrolytes Injection Type 1 Usp PH 7.4
Normosol-r IN Plastic Container
Physiolyte IN Plastic Container
Physiosol IN Plastic Container
Physiosol PH 7.4 IN Plastic Container
Plasma-lyte 148 IN Water IN Plastic Container
Plasma-lyte A IN Plastic Container
Synovalyte IN Plastic Container
Normocarb HF 25
Normocarb HF 35
Aramark Back Relief
Backache Relief
Doans
Percogesic
Epsom Salt
Epsom Salt Magnesium Sulfate
Humco Dewees Carminative
Magnesia Carbonica
Magnesium Sulfate IN Dextrose 5% IN Plastic Container
Magnesium Sulfate IN Plastic Container
Cvs
Daily Care Epsom Salt
Epsom Salts
Humco Epson Salt
Itchy Skin Eruptions
Magnesia Sulphurica
Magnesium Sulfate
Magnesium Sulfate IN 5% Dextrose
Magnesium Sulfate IN Dextrose
Magnesium Sulfate IN Water
Nuvalu Epsom Salt
Phuel
Recovery Balm - Cool Heat
Recovery Balm - Original
Recovery Balm - Ultra
Relief Epsom Salt
Theraworx Relief
Theraworx Relief Muscle Cramp And Spasm Relief
WG 110 Walgreens Foamer
Inon
Hyperlyte
Basic Care Milk OF Magnesia
Careone Milk OF Magnesia
Childrens Oral Saline Laxative
Cvs Health Childrens
DG Health Milk OF Magnesia
Dulcolax
Dulcolax Soft Chews Mixed Berry
Equaline Milk OF Magnesia
Gentle Laxative
Good Sense Milk OF Magnesia
Humco Milk OF Magnesia
Leader Milk OF Magnesia
Milk OF Magnesia
Milk OF Magnesia Cherry
Milk OF Magnesia Mint
Milk OF Magnesia Original
Original
Pedia-lax
Phillips Milk OF Magnesia Concentrated
Premier Value Milk OF Magnesia
Sound Body Milk OF Magnesia
Sunmark Milk OF Magnesia
Sunmark Milk OF Magnesia Mint
Sunmark Milk OF Magnesia Original
Topcare Milk OF Magnesia
Walgreens Childrens
Bet-r-prep Magnesium Citrate Oral
Citroma
Ez2go
Max Lax
Saline Laxative
Antacid
Suprep Bowel Prep Kit
Plasma-lyte 56 IN Plastic Container
Suprep Bowel Prep
Aqua DE Folli Hair Booster
Aqua DE Folli Hair Booster Pro
Aqua DE Folli Hair Booster Mini
Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate And Magnesium Sulfate
Epsal
Lucky Epsom Salt
Royal Epsom Salt
Phoxillum
Virus Blocker CL-40
Constipation Billousness
Diarrhea Dyspepsia
Menstrual Muscle Cramps
Normosol-r
Physiosol
Chloromag
Magnesia Muriatica
Niwedah Magnesium Glycinate

Generic Drug Synonyms and Salts

Magnesium Acetate
Magnesium Aspartate
Magnesium Carbonate
Magnesium Carbonate Hydroxide; Magnesium Hydroxide
Magnesium Cation
Magnesium Chlorate
Magnesium Chloride
Magnesium Chloride; Potassium Chloride; Sodium Acetate Anhydrous; Sodium Chloride; Sodium Gluconate
Magnesium Chloride; Potassium Chloride; Sodium Acetate; Sodium Chloride; Sodium Gluconate
Magnesium Chloride; Sodium Chloride; Sodium Bicarbonate; Potassium Chloride; Sodium Phosphate Dibasic Dihydrate
Magnesium Chloride; Sodium Chloride; Sodium Bicarbonate; Potassium Chloride; Sodium Phosphate, Dibasic, Dihydrate
Magnesium Citrate
Magnesium Citrate; Potassium Citrate
Magnesium Gluconate
Magnesium Glycinate
Magnesium Hydroxide
Magnesium Lactate
Magnesium Nitrate
Magnesium Oxide
Magnesium Salicylate
Magnesium Salts Other
Magnesium Silicate
Magnesium Stearate
Magnesium Sulfate
Magnesium Sulfate Heptahydrate
Magnesium Sulfate Other
Magnesium Sulfate, Unspecified
Magnesium Sulfate, Unspecified Form
Magnesium Sulfate; Potassium Chloride; Potassium Phosphate; Sodium Chloride; Sodium Phosphate
Magnesium Trisilicate
Magnesium With Mixed Electrolytes
Magnesium, Chelated
Magnesium;;;; Dibasic
Potassium Acetate; Sodium Chloride; Sodium Acetate; Magnesium Chloride; Calcium Chloride
Magnesium Salts

FDA Approval Information

Established Pharmacologic Class (EPC):	Calculi Dissolution Agent, Osmotic Laxative
Initial FDA approval date:	Prior to January 1, 1982
First FDA applicant:	Rx
First dosage form:	Injectable (injection)

Prescription data source: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) 2013-2022. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Rockville, MD. ClinCalc DrugStats Database version 2024.08. Read more about the ClinCalc DrugStats database.

All ClinCalc DrugStats figures and graphs on this page are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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