Milpar

Manufactured by Merck Consumer Health

A proprietary combination of liquid paraffin (a faecal softener) and magnesium hydroxide (an osmotic laxative), used for the treatment of constipation. It is available as a liquid and can be obtained without a prescription, but only from phamacies.

Side effects and precautions:
see liquid paraffin; magnesium salts.

Interactions with other drugs:
see antacids.

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