Chemical formula: CMgO₃ Molecular mass: 84.314 g/mol PubChem compound: 11029
Magnesium carbonate, MgCO3 (archaic name magnesia alba), is an inorganic salt. The most common magnesium carbonate forms are the anhydrous salt called magnesite (MgCO3) and the di, tri, and pentahydrates known as barringtonite (MgCO3·2 H2O), nesquehonite (MgCO3·3 H2O), and lansfordite (MgCO3·5 H2O), respectively. The primary use of magnesium carbonate is the production of magnesium oxide by calcining.
This medicinal substance has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification according to its main therapeutic use as follows:
ATC code | Group title | Classification |
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A02AA01 | Magnesium carbonate | A Alimentary tract and metabolism → A02 Drugs for acid related disorders → A02A Antacids → A02AA Magnesium compounds |
A06AD01 | Magnesium carbonate | A Alimentary tract and metabolism → A06 Laxatives → A06A Laxatives → A06AD Osmotically acting laxatives |
Magnesium carbonate is an active ingredient of these brands:
Austria (AT)Brazil (BR)
Croatia (HR)Ecuador (EC)
Estonia (EE)
Finland (FI)
France (FR)
Germany (DE)
Hong Kong (HK)
Japan (JP)Lithuania (LT)
Malta (MT)
Mexico (MX)
New Zealand (NZ)
Poland (PL)Romania (RO)
Singapore (SG)South Africa (ZA)
Turkey (TR)
United Kingdom (UK)Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide. |
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