Formulary Monographs [MAGNESIUM SULPHATE, 281292]

MAGNESIUM SULPHATE
ANTICONVULSANTS MISCELLANEOUS
Eclampsia and pre-eclampsia.
c.f. prescribing in liver and renal disease p. 15; 31.
Loading dose 4g over 5 to 15 minutes, followed 1g per hour (for at least 24 hours after the last seizure).