What are the various types of drugs that cause magnesium depletion?

Prescription Drugs
Diuretics work to control hypertension by ridding the body of excess water. However, critical electrolytes including magnesium are also flushed out during this process¹. In fact, diuretic usage causes a 35% decline in magnesium levels².

Cancer treatments often include the use of the prescription drug, cisplatin. This medication causes the kidneys to lose essential magnesium in the urine³.

Transplant patients receive cyclosporine as an ongoing prescription therapy. This vital drug helps to keep the body from rejecting the transplanted organ, but it also depletes large amounts of magnesium⁴.

Diuretics, cisplatin, and cyclosporine are beneficial for many patients, however these drugs may cause magnesium deficiency, which may lead to complications. Magnesium deficiencies can be managed with magnesium supplementation.

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