milk of magnesia (59779-332)

Drug Facts

Product Profile

Brand Name milk of magnesia

Generic Name magnesium hydroxide

Labeler cvs pharmacy

Dosage Form SUSPENSION

Routes

ORAL

Active Ingredients

magnesium hydroxide 1200 mg/15mL

Manufacturer

CVS Pharmacy

Identifiers & Regulatory

Product NDC 59779-332

Product ID 59779-332_288c375f-2718-9fcb-e063-6294a90a537c

Product Type HUMAN OTC DRUG

Marketing Category OTC MONOGRAPH DRUG

Application Number M007

Listing Expiration 2026-12-31

Marketing Start 1992-08-10

Pharmacologic Class

Classes

calculi dissolution agent [epc] increased large intestinal motility [pe] inhibition large intestine fluid/electrolyte absorption [pe] inhibition small intestine fluid/electrolyte absorption [pe] magnesium ion exchange activity [moa] osmotic activity [moa] osmotic laxative [epc] stimulation large intestine fluid/electrolyte secretion [pe]

Normalized Code Variants

Searchable formats for this product NDC code

Digits Only 59779332

Hyphenated Format 59779-332

Supplemental Identifiers

RxCUI

253017

UNII

NBZ3QY004S

Packaging Origin

Original Packager

true

Resolved Product View

Precedence rule: structured NDC data is preferred, falling back to linked label metadata when unavailable. Source tags show the origin of each value.

Resolved Identity

Brand Name milk of magnesia (source: ndc)

Generic Name magnesium hydroxide (source: ndc)

Application Number M007 (source: ndc)

Routes

ORAL

source: ndc

Resolved Composition

Strengths

1200 mg/15mL

source: ndc

Packaging

355 mL in 1 BOTTLE (59779-332-40)

source: ndc

Packages (1)

59779-332-40 355 mL in 1 BOTTLE (59779-332-40)

Ingredients (1)

magnesium hydroxide (1200 mg/15mL)

Linked Drug Pages (1)

milk of magnesia ndc-match (0.9)

Raw FDA Data

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