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magnesium hydroxide · Bar, Chewable

5 marketed package NDCs · 1 active manufacturer

Most dispensed: 1200 mg/15mL · Suspension · #355 mL/bottle · 1200 mg/15mL · Liquid · #355 mL/bottle · 1200 mg/15mL · Liquid · #473 mL/bottle · 400 mg · Tablet, Chewable · #1 bottle/carton / 30 tablet, chewable in 1 bottle

The short version

Only one company currently supplies this market — there is no backup if it stumbles.

What changed in the last 90 days

Every detected change for magnesium hydroxide, newest first — price moves, shortages, recalls, and manufacturers entering or leaving. Detected by comparing each day’s federal data against the day before.

  • Milk of MagnesiaSep 2, 2026
    Mfr exited
    PAI Holdings, LLC · magnesium hydroxide
  • Milk of MagnesiaAug 26, 2026
    Mfr entered
    PAI Holdings, LLC dba PAI Pharma · magnesium hydroxide
  • Milk of MagnesiaAug 26, 2026
    Product update
    labeler name: PAI Holdings, LLC → PAI Holdings, LLC dba PAI Pharma
  • New product
    Bayer HealthCare LLC.
  • New product
    Bayer HealthCare LLC.
  • Milk Of MagnesiaAug 19, 2026
    Price down
    NADAC $0.00679 → $0.00659 per unit (-2.95%)
  • Milk Of MagnesiaAug 19, 2026
    Price up
    NADAC $0.00975 → $0.00976 per unit (+0.1%)
  • Milk Of MagnesiaAug 19, 2026
    Price up
    NADAC $0.00975 → $0.00976 per unit (+0.1%)
  • Milk Of MagnesiaAug 19, 2026
    Price up
    NADAC $0.00975 → $0.00976 per unit (+0.1%)
  • Price up
    NADAC $0.00975 → $0.00976 per unit (+0.1%)

Same drug class

Other molecules FDA puts in Osmotic Laxative, with whether each is in shortage right now. Same class is not the same drug — substitution is a clinical decision, and this is a supply picture, not a recommendation.

Common questions

Is Magnesium hydroxide in shortage right now?
No. FDA does not currently list Magnesium hydroxide in shortage. This page is rebuilt every morning from FDA's shortage database, so a new posting appears here the day it is published.
Who makes Magnesium hydroxide?
64 companies have marketed Magnesium hydroxide in the last 30 days, according to the FDA NDC Directory. Every manufacturer and package is listed on this page.
What does Magnesium hydroxide cost?
The typical pharmacy pays about $0.0098 per mL, based on the most recent CMS NADAC survey of actual acquisition costs. That is what the pharmacy pays for the drug itself — not the cash price, and not what an insurer is billed.

All marketed products

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