Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Magnesium citrate (1:1) (1 magnesium atom per citrate molecule) called below by the common but ambiguous name magnesium citrate (which can also mean magnesium citrate (3:2)) is a magnesium preparation in salt form with citric acid. It is a chemical agent used medicinally as a saline laxative and to completely empty the bowel prior to a major surgery or colonoscopy. It is available without a prescription both as a generic and under the brand names Citromag and Citroma.
