ATC Group: A02AA01 Magnesium carbonate

The World Health Organization's ATC classification organizes medical drugs based on therapeutic properties, chemical composition, and anatomy. It helps make essential medicines readily available globally and is widely used in the pharmaceutical industry.

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Active ingredients in A02AA01

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Magnesium carbonate, MgCO3 (archaic name magnesia alba), is an inorganic salt. The most common magnesium carbonate forms are the anhydrous salt called magnesite (MgCO3) and the di, tri, and pentahydrates known as barringtonite (MgCO3ยท2 H2O), nesquehonite (MgCO3ยท3 H2O), and lansfordite (MgCO3ยท5 H2O), respectively. The primary use of magnesium carbonate is the production of magnesium oxide by calcining.