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Magnesium-containing antacids should be used very cautiously in cardiac patients. TRUE OR FALSE

Magnesium-containing antacids should be used very cautiously in cardiac patients.
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Magnesium containing antacids can have drug-drug interactions with cardiac medication

Example

Drug interaction that reduces magnesium levels:

  1. furosemide
  2. Hydrochlorothiazide
  3. Digoxin

Drug interaction that increases magnesium levels:

  1. Spironolactone
  2. Triamterene
  3. Amiloride

Hypermagnesium might lead to

  1. prolonged PR interval
  2. widened QRS complex
  3. increase QT interval - predispose to ventricular Tachyarrhythmias
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