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Magnesium Trisilicate Side Effects

The most commonly reported side effects of magnesium trisilicate include chronic kidney disease, acute kidney injury, and nausea, based on 10,515 FDA adverse event reports from 2004 to 2025. 3.2% of reports found the drug to be ineffective.

Magnesium Trisilicate side effects

Percentages show how often each reaction appears relative to total reports for magnesium trisilicate.

1
Chronic Kidney Disease7.4%777
2
Acute Kidney Injury6.0%629
3
Nausea5.5%575
4
Diarrhoea5.0%530
5
Vomiting5.0%526
6
Dyspnoea4.7%492
7
Fatigue4.5%470
8
Headache4.3%455
9
Off Label Use3.8%397
10
Malaise3.7%393
11
Pain3.5%370
12
Pyrexia3.4%354
13
Renal Failure3.3%349
14
Abdominal Pain Upper3.3%348
15
Drug Ineffective3.2%332

These are voluntary reports and do not establish that magnesium trisilicate caused these reactions.

Report severity

90.3%Serious9,497 reports
44.5%Hospitalizations4,679 reports
9.3%Fatal975 reports

Seriousness is determined by the reporter, not by OpenClaim.

Magnesium Trisilicate drug interactions

Other drugs that appear in adverse event reports alongside magnesium trisilicate. Drugs flagged as a suspected cause appear in the first column. Drugs taken at the same time but not suspected appear in the second.

Also suspected

1
Omeprazole13.3%1,403
2
Aluminum-hydroxide10.3%1,080
3
Lansoprazole10.0%1,056
4
Esomeprazole9.8%1,032
5
Pantoprazole-sodium8.6%902
6
Dexlansoprazole3.3%345
7
Acetaminophen3.3%344
8
Metformin3.1%330
9
Furosemide2.9%310
10
Dexamethasone2.3%240
11
Atorvastatin-calcium2.2%227
12
Adalimumab2.1%225
13
Aspirin2.1%224
14
Gabapentin2.0%214
15
Simvastatin2.0%213

Taken alongside

1
Aluminum-hydroxide84.0%8,828
2
Acetaminophen26.2%2,750
3
Omeprazole19.2%2,016
4
Aspirin14.0%1,468
5
Albuterol12.6%1,325
6
Ranitidine12.0%1,258
7
Atorvastatin-calcium11.3%1,191
8
Furosemide10.8%1,135
9
Lansoprazole10.5%1,107
10
Levothyroxine-sodium10.4%1,098
11
Amlodipine9.7%1,024
12
Ergocalciferol8.5%893
13
Pantoprazole-sodium8.4%882
14
Metformin7.6%800
15
Bisoprolol-fumarate6.9%729

Co-occurrence in adverse event reports does not establish a drug interaction. Patients often take multiple medications, and these lists reflect prescribing patterns rather than causal relationships. Consult a healthcare provider about potential drug interactions.

Who reports magnesium trisilicate side effects

55.3% of magnesium trisilicate adverse event reports involve female patients and 34.8% involve male patients. The largest age group is elderly at 53%. These figures reflect who reports side effects, not underlying risk.

Sex

Female55.3%
Male34.8%
Unknown9.8%

Age group

< 21.9%
2–110.8%
12–170.7%
18–6444.0%
65+52.6%

What is magnesium trisilicate used for

Conditions and purposes for which patients were taking magnesium trisilicate when the adverse event was reported.

Abdominal DiscomfortAbdominal DistensionAbdominal PainAbdominal Pain UpperAccidental Exposure To ProductAdverse Drug ReactionAdverse EventAmyloidosisAnalgesic TherapyAntacid TherapyAsthmaAbdominal DiscomfortAbdominal DistensionAbdominal PainAbdominal Pain Upper

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Magnesium Trisilicate brand names and reporting trend

Magnesium Trisilicate is sold under the brand name Foamicon.

Brand names

Foamicon752

Quarterly reports (20042025)

20052010201520202025

An upward trend reflects increased FAERS reporting overall, not necessarily increased risk.

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