milk of magnesia

Generic: magnesium hydroxide

Labeler: cvs
NDC Directory HUMAN OTC DRUG OTC MONOGRAPH DRUG Inactive Finished

Drug Facts

Product Profile

Brand Name milk of magnesia
Generic Name magnesium hydroxide
Labeler cvs
Dosage Form LIQUID
Routes
ORAL
Active Ingredients

magnesium hydroxide 1200 mg/15mL

Manufacturer
CVS

Identifiers & Regulatory

Product NDC 69842-278
Product ID 69842-278_09078c35-a634-db7f-e063-6394a90ae2d1
Product Type HUMAN OTC DRUG
Marketing Category OTC MONOGRAPH DRUG
Application Number M007
Listing Expiration 2026-12-31
Marketing Start 2015-07-01

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 69842278
Hyphenated Format 69842-278

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 (69842-278-81)
source: ndc

Packages (1)

69842-278-81 355 mL in 1 BOTTLE (69842-278-81)

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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