MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS: MEDICINES, THEIR CONSUMPTION AND PROSPECTS OF A NEW DRUG PRODUCTION PART 1. 100 MAGNESIUM CONTAINING MEDICINES OF THE UKRAINIAN PHARMACEUTICAL MARKET
28 compounds of magnesium in the form of magnesium-containing active pharmaceutical ingredients are currently permitted for medical use. Medicines containing magnesium are widely spread on the world pharmaceutical market. Slightly more than 100 magnesium-containing drugs are registered in the Ukraine. These drugs have been systematized by us according to the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) classification system WHO, 2011 (ATC WHO). It has been stated that according to the country manufacturer most of the drugs are produced in the Ukraine; 80% of drugs are inorganic compounds by the chemical structure and the others are organic derivatives. There is a wide range of magnesium contents oscillations in the drugs presented. As to pharmacological activity, combinations of vitamins and vitamins with minerals having vitamin, antacid, cardiological type of actions and blood substitutes are in the lead. However, many drugs existing on the market have become out-of-date and need modernization and improvement of their quality.