Epsom Salt
1 g/g · Granule
- Available without prescription
- Calculi Dissolution Agent
- Active substance
- Magnesium Sulfate
- Made by
- Family Dollar (FAMILY WELLNESS)
- Source
- Official label
Quoted from the official source. Not yet reviewed by Mediclarum — the leaflet in your pack is authoritative.
At a glance
Quoted from the official label · 2025-10-06
Saline laxative
- Relieves occasional constipation (irregularity) generally produces bowel movement in 1/2 to 6 hours
do not exceed more than 2 doses per day; if necessary repeat dosage in 4 hours age dose
Full directions ↓- Sold without a prescription
- FDA enforcement reports list no ongoing recall, and none from the last two years, for this product code · checked 2026-10-02
Every line above is selected, not written, from the official label. Nothing is reworded. DailyMed
What it is for
- relieves occasional constipation (irregularity) generally produces bowel movement in 1/2 to 6 hours
From the official label · 2025-10-06 · DailyMed
How it works
From the US prescribing label for the same active substance (Magnesium Sulfate in Dextrose). It describes the substance, not this exact product.
Magnesium prevents seizures in patients with preeclampsia and controls seizures in patients with eclampsia by blocking neuromuscular transmission and decreasing the amount of acetylcholine liberated at the end plate by the motor nerve impulse.
Magnesium has a depressant effect on the central nervous system [see Drug Interactions (7) ].
Magnesium is excreted solely by the kidney at a rate proportional to the serum concentration and glomerular filtration.
Quoted from the prescribing label, sections “Mechanism of Action” and “Pharmacokinetics”. DailyMed · 2026-01-12
How to take it
These directions are for this exact strength and form. Another one is different.
- do not exceed more than 2 doses per day; if necessary repeat dosage in 4 hours age dose
- adults and children 12 years and older 2-4 level teaspoons dissolved in a full glass (8 oz) of water
- children 6 to 11 years 1-2 level teaspoons dissolved in a full glass (8 oz) of water Not recommended for
- children under 6 years of age.
Quoted from the official label, section “Dosage & Administration”.
Ask a doctor first if
kidney disease a magnesium restricted diet stomach pain, nausea or vomiting noticed a sudden change in bowel habits that lasts more than 2 weeks
Quoted from the official label, section “OTC — Ask Doctor”.
Ask a pharmacist first if
you are presently taking a prescription drug.
Quoted from the official label, section “OTC — Ask Doctor/Pharmacist”.
Stop and get help if
you have rectal bleeding or failure to have a bowel movement after use. This may indicate a serious condition. you need to use a laxative for more than 1 week
Quoted from the official label, section “OTC — Stop Use”.
Other warnings
- Ask a doctor before use
- if you have kidney disease a magnesium restricted diet stomach pain, nausea or vomiting noticed a sudden change in bowel habits that lasts more than 2 weeks
- Ask a doctor or pharmacist before use
- if you are presently taking a prescription drug.
- When using this product
- do not use more than directed
- Stop use and
- ask a doctor
- if you have rectal bleeding or failure to have a bowel movement after use.
- This may indicate a serious condition. you need to use a laxative for more than 1 week If pregnant or breast-feeding, ask a health professional before use.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- do not use more than directed
Quoted from the official label, section “Warnings”.
Pregnancy and breastfeeding
If pregnant or breast-feeding, ask a health professional before use.
Quoted from the official label, section “OTC — Pregnancy or Breast Feeding”.
Keep away from children
In case of overdose, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center (1-800-222-1222) right away.
Quoted from the official label, section “OTC — Keep Out of Reach of Children”.
What kind of medicine it is
Saline laxative
Quoted from the official label, section “OTC — Purpose”.
Other ingredients
Relevant if you react to a dye, a preservative, lactose or gluten.
none
Quoted from the official label, section “Inactive Ingredients”.
Questions about this product
For laxative or soak, call 1-877-753-3935 Monday-Friday 9AM-5PM EST
Quoted from the official label, section “OTC — Questions”.
Ingredients people check for
Lactose, gluten, dyes, sugars and other ingredients that matter with an allergy, intolerance or diet — as this product’s FDA label lists them.
This label’s list of inactive ingredients names none of: lactose, wheat or gluten, colour dyes, sugars, sugar alcohols, alcohol (ethanol), aspartame (phenylalanine), gelatin, peanut oil, soy, parabens, sulfites, titanium dioxide.
Quoted from the FDA label. A label that does not name an ingredient is not a guarantee that the product is free of it, and formulations change. With an allergy, check the pack and ask a pharmacist.
Every version of this medicine (17)
The same active substance, strength and kind of form, from every company that sells it — with what each label lists.
Showing 17 of 17
- Epsom SaltThis oneWithout prescriptionFamily Dollar (FAMILY WELLNESS)Names none of these
- Epsom SaltWithout prescriptionCardinal Health (Leader) 70000Names none of these
- Epsom SaltWithout prescriptionCardinal Health, 110 dba LeaderNames none of these
- Epsom SaltWithout prescriptionChain Drug Consortium, LLCNames none of these
- Epsom SaltWithout prescriptionCVS PHARMACYNames none of these
- Epsom SaltWithout prescriptionCVS PHARMACY, INCNames none of these
- Epsom SaltWithout prescriptionHarris Teeter, LLCNames none of these
- Epsom SaltWithout prescriptionMeijer, Inc.Names none of these
- Epsom SaltWithout prescriptionPublix Super Markets, Inc.Names none of these
- Epsom SaltWithout prescriptionSafeway, Inc.Names none of these
- Epsom SaltWithout prescriptionSam's West, IncNames none of these
- Epsom SaltWithout prescriptionStrategic Sourcing Services LLCNames none of these
- Epsom SaltWithout prescriptionTarget CorporationNames none of these
- Epsom SaltWithout prescriptionTOP CARE (Topco Associates LLC)Names none of these
- Epsom SaltWithout prescriptionWalgreensNames none of these
- Epsom SaltWithout prescriptionWhole Foods MarketNames none of these
- Epsom SaltWithout prescriptionWinCo Foods, LLCNames none of these
Same active substance, strength and form in other countries
Matched on active substance, strength and kind of form only. This is not a statement that the products are equivalent or interchangeable: other ingredients, release and approved uses can differ — ask a pharmacist before swapping.
Medicine passport: one printable page to show a pharmacist abroad
CanadaNo exact match for this strength and form
Details
| Made by | Family Dollar (FAMILY WELLNESS) |
|---|---|
| Active substance | Magnesium Sulfate |
| Used in | Digestion, stomach, diabetes and nutrition |
| Strength | 1 g/g |
| Form | Granule |
| Route | Oral; Topical |
| Packs | 907 g in 1 POUCH |
| NDC | 55319-572 |
Source: NDC Directory · 2026-09-13 · not reviewed by a clinician
Source: US Food and Drug Administration, NDC Directory. Reuse terms: US government work (FDA).
Other strengths and forms
39 products are sold under this name. Grouped by form; a number on a strength means several companies make it.
- Granule20 products
1 g/g20
1 g/g · 20 companies
- AmerisourceBergen (Good Neighbor Pharmacy) 46122
- Cardinal Health (Leader) 70000
- Chain Drug Consortium, LLC
- CVS PHARMACY
- CVS PHARMACY, INC
- EQUATE (Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.) (see also WAL-MART INC)
- Family Dollar (FAMILY WELLNESS) · this page
- Good Sense (Geiss, Destin & Dunn, Inc.)
- Granule, for Solution18 products
- Crystal1 products
Same active substance
These contain the same substance. That does not mean one can replace another — ask a pharmacist.