Magnesium carbonate Light/Heavy IP
Product Brief: This medication is a mineral supplementused to prevent and treat low amounts of magnesium in the blood. Some brandsare also used to treat symptoms of too much stomach acid such as stomach upset,heartburn, and acid indigestion.
Product Specification:
| Sr.No | Test | Specification |
| 1. | Description | A very, light, white powder. |
| 2. | Identification | The resulting solution gives the reaction if magnesium salt |
| 3. | solubility | Freely soluble in water, practically insoluble in ethanol and ether |
| 4. | Appearance of solution | Solution A is clear and colorless |
| 5. | Arsenic | NMT 2 ppm |
| 7. | chlorides | 0.1 % |
| 8. | Sulphate | 0.3 % |
| 9. | Calcium | 0.75 % |
| 10. | Heavy metals | 20 ppm |
| 11. | copper | No blue color is produce |
| 12. | Soluble substance | NMT 10 mg |
| 13. | Iron | 400 ppm |
| 14. | Substance insoluble in acetic acid | 0.05 % |
| 15. | Assay | 40.0 % to 45.0 % |