Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) summary
The
full CMI on the next page has more details. If you are worried about using this medicine,
speak to your doctor or pharmacist.
1. Why am I being treated with DBL Magnesium Chloride Concentrated Injection?
DBL Magnesium Chloride Concentrated Injection contains the active ingredient magnesium
chloride hexahydrate. This medicine works by providing a source of magnesium for the
body to use. DBL Magnesium Chloride Concentrated Injection is used to: treat very
low levels of magnesium in the body; prevent low levels of magnesium in patients receiving
total parenteral nutrition.
2. What should I know before treatment with DBL Magnesium Chloride Concentrated Injection?
Talk to your doctor if you have any heart conditions or kidney problems.
Talk to your doctor if you have any other medical conditions, take any other medicines,
or are pregnant or plan to become pregnant or are breastfeeding.
3. What if I am taking other medicines?
Some medicines may interfere with DBL Magnesium Chloride Concentrated Injection and
affect how it works.
4. How is DBL Magnesium Chloride Concentrated Injection given?
DBL Magnesium Chloride Concentrated Injection is given as a slow infusion “drip” into
a vein by a doctor or nurse.Your doctor will decide how much DBL Magnesium Chloride
Concentrated Injection is needed.
5. What should I know during treatment with DBL Magnesium Chloride Concentrated Injection?
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Things you should do
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Tell any doctor or nurse giving you this medicine if you are about to be started on
any new medicine; you are pregnant or planning to become pregnant; or you are breastfeeding
or planning to breastfeed.
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Driving or using machines
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DBL Magnesium Chloride Concentrated Injection may cause dizziness or fainting, blurred
or double vision in some people. If you have any of these symptoms, do not drive or
operate machinery.
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Drinking alcohol
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Tell your doctor if you drink alcohol.
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Looking after your medicine
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DBL Magnesium Chloride Concentrated Injection is stored in the pharmacy or on the
ward.
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6. Are there any side effects?
Tell your doctor if you experience nausea or vomiting, flushing, dizziness or fainting
due to low blood pressure, muscle weakness, blurred or double vision, loss of reflexes,
muscle paralysis, difficulty breathing, changes in heart rate or if you are passing
little or no urine.
Active ingredient(s):
magnesium chloride hexahydrate
Full Consumer Medicine Information (CMI)
This leaflet provides important information about using DBL Magnesium Chloride Concentrated
Injection. You should also speak to your doctor or pharmacist if you would like further information
or if you have any concerns or questions about using this medicine.
Where to find information in this leaflet:
1. Why am I being treated with DBL Magnesium Chloride Concentrated Injection?
DBL Magnesium Chloride Concentrated Injection contains the active ingredient magnesium
chloride hexahydrate. This medicine works by providing a source of magnesium for your body to use.
DBL Magnesium Chloride Concentrated Injection is used to:
treat very low levels of magnesium in the body,
prevent low levels of magnesium in patients receiving total parenteral nutrition.
Your doctor, however, may have prescribed DBL Magnesium Chloride Concentrated Injection
for another purpose.
Ask your doctor if you have any questions about why this medicine has been prescribed
for you.
2. What should I know before treatment with DBL Magnesium Chloride Concentrated Injection?
Warnings
Do not use DBL Magnesium Chloride Concentrated Injection if:
you are allergic to any medicine containing magnesium,
you have heart block (a slow or irregular heart beat)severe kidney disease.
Check with your doctor if you:
have or have had any other medical conditions including kidney problems,
take any medicines for any other condition.
If you are not sure whether you should be given this medicine, talk to your doctor.
During treatment, you may be at risk of developing certain side effects. It is important
you understand these risks and how to monitor for them. See additional information
under Section
6. Are there any side effects?
This medicine is not addictive.
Pregnancy and breastfeeding
Check with your doctor if you are pregnant or intend to become pregnant.
This medicine must not be given to pregnant women in the 2 hours prior to delivery.
Use of this medicine in pregnancy for prolonged periods of time (4-13 weeks duration)
should be avoided unless indicated by your doctor.
Talk to your doctor if you are breastfeeding or intend to breastfeed.
Use of this medicine in lactating women should be avoided unless indicated by your
doctor. Your doctor can discuss with you the risks and benefits involved.
If you have not told your doctor about any of the above, tell them before you are
given DBL Magnesium Chloride Concentrated Injection.
3. What if I am taking other medicines?
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking any other medicines, including any
medicines, vitamins or supplements that you buy without a prescription from your pharmacy,
supermarket or health food shop.
Some medicines may interfere with DBL Magnesium Chloride Concentrated Injection and
affect how it works. These include:
digoxin, a medicine used to treat heart failure
central nervous system depressants (medicines that cause drowsiness or sedation)
neuromuscular blocking agents (medicines used to relax muscles during surgery)
antacids to help with heartburn or reflux
laxatives
medicines used to treat high blood pressure or angina, including nifedipine.
These medicines may be affected by magnesium chloride or may affect how well it works.
You may need different amounts of your medicines or you may need to take different
medicines.
Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure about what medicines, vitamins
or supplements you are taking and if these affect DBL Magnesium Chloride Concentrated
Injection.
4. How is DBL Magnesium Chloride Concentrated Injection given?
How much is given
Your doctor will decide what dose of DBL Magnesium Chloride Concentrated Injection
you will receive and how long you will receive it for.
How is DBL Magnesium Chloride Concentrated Injection given
DBL Magnesium Chloride Concentrated Injection is given as a slow infusion “drip” into
the vein.
This medicine must only be given by a doctor or nurse.
If too much DBL Magnesium Chloride Concentrated Injection is given
As DBL Magnesium Chloride Concentrated Injection is given to you under the supervision
of your doctor, it is very unlikely that you will receive too much.
Symptoms of an overdose may include the side effects listed under Section
6. Are there any side effects?, and early signs may include nausea, vomiting, flushing, dizziness, fainting, muscle
weakness or paralysis and problems with your vision.
If you think that you have been given too much DBL Magnesium Chloride Concentrated
Injection, you may need urgent medical attention.
You should immediately:
Alert your doctor or nurse if in a hospital or clinic,
phone the Poisons Information Centre
(by calling
13 11 26), or
contact your doctor, or
go to the Emergency Department at your nearest hospital.
You should do this even if there are no signs of discomfort or poisoning.
5. What should I know during treatment with DBL Magnesium Chloride Concentrated Injection?
Things you should do
Tell any doctor or nurse giving you this medicine if you:
are about to be started on any new medicine
are planning to become pregnant. Tell your doctor immediately if you become pregnant
during treatment with this medicine
are breastfeeding or planning to breastfeed
Remind any doctor, dentist or pharmacist you see that you are being given DBL Magnesium
Chloride Concentrated Injection.
Keep all of your doctor's appointments so that your progress can be checked. Your
doctor may do some tests from time to time to make sure the medicine is working and
to prevent unwanted side effects.
Driving or using machines
Be careful before you drive or use any machines or tools until you know how DBL Magnesium
Chloride Concentrated Injection affects you.
DBL Magnesium Chloride Concentrated Injection may cause dizziness or fainting, blurred
or double vision in some people. If you have any of these symptoms, do not drive,
operate machinery or do anything else that could be dangerous.
Drinking alcohol
Tell your doctor if you drink alcohol.
How is DBL Magnesium Chloride Concentrated Injection stored
DBL Magnesium Chloride Concentrated Injection is stored in the pharmacy or on the
ward.
Store below 25°C. Keep in a cool dry place, protected from light.
Keep it where young children cannot reach it.
DBL Magnesium Chloride Concentrated Injection diluted solutions should be prepared
and used immediately. Any remaining contents should be discarded.
Getting rid of any unwanted medicine
If you no longer need to use this medicine or it is out of date, take it to any pharmacy
for safe disposal.
Do not use this medicine after the expiry date.
6. Are there any side effects?
All medicines can have side effects. DBL Magnesium Chloride Concentrated Injection
helps most people with low magnesium levels, but may have unwanted side effects in
a few people. If you do experience any side effects, they may need medical attention.
See the information below and, if you need to, ask your doctor or pharmacist if you
have any further questions about side effects.
Serious side effects
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Serious side effects
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What to do
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Nausea or vomiting
Flushing
Dizziness or fainting (due to low blood pressure)
Drowsiness or sedation
Muscle weakness
Muscle spasms
Blurred or double vision
Muscle paralysis
Difficulty breathing
Irregular heart rate
Chest pain
Coma
Passing little or no urine
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Tell your doctor or nurse as soon as possible if you notice these serious side effects.
These side effects are rare and may require medical attention.
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Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you notice anything else that may be making you
feel unwell.
Other side effects not listed here may occur in some people.
Reporting side effects
After you have received medical advice for any side effects you experience, you can
report side effects to the Therapeutic Goods Administration online at
www.tga.gov.au/reporting-problems . By reporting side effects, you can help provide more information on the safety of
this medicine.
Always make sure you speak to your doctor or pharmacist before you decide to stop
treatment with any of your medicines.
7. Product details
What DBL Magnesium Chloride Concentrated Injection contains
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Active ingredient
(main ingredient)
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Magnesium chloride hexahydrate
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Other ingredients
(inactive ingredients)
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Water for injections
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What DBL Magnesium Chloride Concentrated Injection looks like
DBL Magnesium Chloride Concentrated Injection is a clear, colourless solution packaged
in glass ampoules.
480 milligrams in 5 mL ampoule
Australian Registration Number: AUST R 16310
Who distributes DBL Magnesium Chloride Concentrated Injection
Pfizer Australia Pty Ltd
Sydney NSW
Toll Free Number: 1800 675 229
This leaflet was prepared in May 2024.