Hebei Messi Biology Co., Ltd. stated that the application of magnesium oxide in the pharmaceutical industry is basically divided into two types:
One is to use magnesium oxide as the main material, directly as a drug for manufacturing gastric acid neutralization, such as medical magnesium oxide, magnesium trisilicate, etc.;
The second is to use magnesium oxide as an auxiliary material for the pharmaceutical industry.
In the production of the former, generally according to the requirements of the pharmaceutical industry, the product quality not only meets the requirements of the pharmacopoeia indicators, but also adopts fully enclosed and disinfected measures in the production process of the fine, packaging and packaging processes; as long as the product quality of the latter meets the requirements of the pharmacopoeia standards, its production process can be appropriately relaxed, but clean production must be achieved.
Pharmaceutical grade magnesium oxide is a fine chemical with a low product tonnage but high value. The current market price of industrial magnesium oxide is several thousand yuan, while the price of medical magnesium oxide is tens of thousands, which is 5-10 times the price of the former. This shows that production enterprises should pay attention to the refinement of products, improve product grades, increase added value, and improve the economic benefits of enterprises.
There are two types of medical magnesium oxide: heavy (5g accounts for about 10-v20rnL volume) and light (5g accounts for about 40-v50rnL volume). Medical magnesium oxide, with the molecular formula Mg0, is a white powder; odorless and tasteless; almost insoluble in water and insoluble in ethanol; soluble in dilute acid, and can slowly absorb carbon dioxide in the air, and part of it will form basic magnesium carbonate.
Magnesium oxide is mainly used in the pharmaceutical industry as a drug for neutralizing gastric acid. The effect of neutralizing gastric acid is strong, slow and lasting, and no carbon dioxide is produced. After neutralization, magnesium chloride is generated, which can cause mild laxative, so it is suitable for patients with gastric and duodenal ulcers accompanied by constipation and excessive gastric acid.