Magnesium Hydroxide — supply status, manufacturers & alternatives

Magnesium Hydroxide

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In supply · Australia

In supply · 🇦🇺 Australia · short in🇺🇸 US

In supply in Australia

Reading today’s signals…

✓ Can I substitute?

In supply

no shortage substitution needed

⇄ Best alternative

None listed

refer to prescriber

◷ Expected back

No estimate

No estimate provided

Product attributes reference data we hold

Marketing-authorisation holders
Active ingredient (INN)	Magnesium Hydroxide
Therapeutic category	Auto-created by FDA Drug Enforcement — Full Recall Database scraper
Controlled substance	No

Registrations on file	10

Patient information leaflet (PIL)	Not on file

Summary of product characteristics (SPC)	Not on file

Trade price 🇦🇺 Australia · awaiting price ingest

🇦🇺 AU

Ex-manufacturer

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Dispensed (DPMQ)

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Pack

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Not yet captured for Australia

Official pricing isn’t on file for this market yet. PBS (Australia), NHS Drug Tariff (United Kingdom) and CMS NADAC (United States) feeds are prioritised; this panel populates automatically once the data lands.

Global API supply base 🇺🇸 FDA Drug Master Files · active Type II

4 API manufacturers

Manufacturers with an active Type II Drug Master File — i.e. cleared to supply this active ingredient into the US market. A proxy for how concentrated the global manufacturing base is.

Moderate concentration risk

Dead Sea Bromine CO LTDAnhui Poly Pharm CO LTDPriti IndustriesSpi Pharma INC

Manufacturing countries: Israel, China, France · Source: FDA List of Drug Master Files

Recalls official enforcement reports

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Magnesium Hydroxide

Plastikon Healthcare LLC · June 2022

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Magnesium Hydroxide

Plastikon Healthcare LLC · June 2022

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Magnesium Hydroxide

Plastikon Healthcare LLC · June 2022

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Magnesium Hydroxide

Plastikon Healthcare LLC · June 2022

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Magnesium Hydroxide

Plastikon Healthcare LLC · Mar 2022

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Magnesium Hydroxide

Plastikon Healthcare LLC · Mar 2022

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Registration recordmarketing-authorisation holders

Registrations & marketing-authorisation holders10 registrations · 7 MA holders

Product	Strength	Form	Market	MA holder	Status
Magnesium Hydroxide Mixture Bp	—	magnesium	🇬🇧 GB	THORNTON & ROSS LIMITED	Active
Liquid Paraffin And Magnesium Hydroxide Emulsion Bp	—	liquid	🇬🇧 GB	MEREL PHARMA LIMITED	Active
Magnesium Hydroxide Mixture	8%	suspension	🇬🇧 GB	MEREL PHARMA LIMITED	Active
Aluminum Hydroxide, Magnesium Hydroxide and Simethicone	1200; 120; 1200mg/30mL; mg/30mL; mg/30mL	suspension	🇺🇸 US	MAJOR PHARMACEUTICALS	Discontinued
Aluminum Hydroxide, Magnesium Hydroxide, and Simethicone	1200; 120; 1200mg/30mL; mg/30mL; mg/30mL	suspension	🇺🇸 US	MAJOR PHARMACEUTICALS	Active
CVS Magnesium Hydroxide Laxative Chew	1200mg/1	tablet	🇺🇸 US	CVS	Active
Aluminum Hydroxide, Magnesium Hydroxide and Simethicone	2400; 240; 2400mg/30mL; mg/30mL; mg/30mL	suspension	🇺🇸 US	RISING PHARMA HOLDINGS, INC.	Active
Aluminum Hydroxide, Magnesium Hydroxide, and Simethicone	200; 20; 200mg/5mL; mg/5mL; mg/5mL	suspension	🇺🇸 US	American Health Packaging	Active
Aluminum Hydroxide, Magnesium Hydroxide, and Dimethicone	400; 40; 400mg/5mL; mg/5mL; mg/5mL	suspension	🇺🇸 US	American Health Packaging	Active
Meijer Magnesium Hydroxide Laxative Soft Chew	1200mg/1	tablet	🇺🇸 US	MEIJER	Active

For health-professional reference only. Mederti aggregates shortage and substitution information from official regulatory sources. It is not clinical advice and data may be incomplete or delayed. Confirm any substitution or supply decision against the primary regulator source, the prescriber, and current clinical references (e.g. AMH) before acting. Terms.