Description

Magvit B6 is a medicine containing magnesium lactic acid and vitamin B6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride). Magnesium regulates ion flow in cells, reducing neuromuscular excitability. It interacts with calcium ions in bone structure formation.

Composition

The active substances of the drug are: magnesium ions (in the form of magnesium lactate dihydrate) and pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6).

One tablet contains 48 mg of magnesium lactate dihydrate and 5 mg of pyridoxine hydrochloride.

The other ingredients are:
tablet core ingredients: microcrystalline cellulose, sucrose, polyvinyl alcohol, silicon dioxide, talc, magnesium stearate.
coating ingredients: methacrylic acid copolymer (Eudragit L 100-55), talc, titanium dioxide (E171), macrogol 6000, povidone K 25, silicone emulsion SE2, sodium hydroxide.

Dosage

Always use this medicine exactly as described in the package leaflet or as directed by your doctor or pharmacist. If you have any questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist.

Preventively:
Adults and children over 12 years of age (adolescents): 2 tablets once a day or 1 to 2 tablets 2 times a day.
Therapeutically:
Only with a doctor's prescription.

The medicine should be taken with water.

Action

Symptoms of magnesium deficiency include hyperactivity, difficulty concentrating and falling asleep, increased susceptibility to stress, and muscle dysfunction. Magnesium deficiency increases the risk of hypertension, coronary artery disease, heart attack, and cardiac arrhythmias. Vitamin B6 facilitates the absorption and transport of magnesium from the gastrointestinal tract into the bloodstream, and then through biological membranes into cells. It also reduces the amount of magnesium excreted in urine, which helps maintain a healthy intracellular magnesium pool. Furthermore, the amount of vitamin B6 contained in one Magvit B6 tablet is sufficient to protect the body against deficiency. Vitamin B6 deficiency in humans can manifest as inflammation of the skin and mucous membranes, mental disorders, seizures, polyneuritis, and anemia resulting from hemoglobin deficiency.

Indications

Magvit B6 is used prophylactically: in states of chronic physical and mental fatigue, during intense mental and physical work, in situations causing stress and nervous hyperexcitability, in sleep disorders and nervous depression, in muscle pain, in the prevention of atherosclerosis and heart attacks.

Magvit B6 is used as a complementary treatment for: heart and circulatory system diseases such as hypertension, congestive heart failure, heart rhythm disorders, in the treatment of muscle tremors and numbness of the limbs, in states of nervous depression, during recovery after bone fractures or in the comprehensive treatment of osteoporosis, in hypomagnesemia caused by long-term use of diuretics and laxatives.

Contraindications

You should not use Magvit B6 if you have: an allergy to the active substances or any of the other ingredients of this medicine; severe renal failure; hypermagnesemia, hypervitaminosis B6; atrioventricular block; myasthenia gravis ; parkinsonism treated with L-dopa without the use of a peripheral levodopa decarboxylase inhibitor; significant arterial hypotension; gastrointestinal absorption disorders, diarrhea.

Side effects

Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.

Gastrointestinal disturbances may rarely occur. Adverse effects are not expected when recommended doses are followed.

Warnings and precautions

Magvit B6 contains sucrose. If you have been told by your doctor that you have an intolerance to some sugars, contact your doctor before taking this medicine.

Keep out of the sight and reach of children.
Store below 25ºC.

Use of other medications

Tell your doctor or pharmacist about all the medicines you are taking, have recently taken or are planning to take.

Magnesium reduces the absorption of theophylline, tetracyclines, iron preparations, fluoride compounds and oral anticoagulants of the warfarin group.

Taking the medicine with food and drink

The medicine should not be taken on an empty stomach as it may cause diarrhea.

Pregnancy and breastfeeding

If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking this medicine.

Use of the drug in children and adolescents

Not to be used in children under 12 years of age.