Magnesium Hydroxide

Name: Magnesium Hydroxide Drug Interactions
Creator: Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS

53 interactions 1 explained in plain English

Also sold as: Almacone® (containing Aluminum Hydroxide, Magnesium Hydroxide, Simethicone) Alumox® (containing Aluminum Hydroxide, Magnesium Hydroxide, Simethicone) ConRX® AR (containing Aluminum Hydroxide, Magnesium Hydroxide) Duo Fusion® (containing Calcium Carbonate, Famotidine, Magnesium Hydroxide) Milk of Magnesia® Mirafast Pedia-Lax Chewable Pedia-Lax® Phillips Milk of Magnesia

About Magnesium Hydroxide

Magnesium hydroxide is a saline laxative used to treat occasional constipation by softening stool and increasing bowel movements. Read the full Magnesium Hydroxide drug information page →

Medically reviewed by Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS · Updated Jun 30, 2026 · Editorial policy · Data sources

Sources: FDA prescribing information (Structured Product Labeling), the published literature cited in each entry, DDInter 2.0 (a major open-access drug-interaction database), and legacy DrugBank interaction data distributed by the NIH's RxNav service (decommissioned in 2024) — analyzed and reviewed by our pharmacist team. How we build this library →

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