Slow-Mag and Vivactil

• Generic Name: calcium carbonate / magnesium chloride
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Mag64, MagDelay, Nu-Mag, Slow-Mag, Magnesium Chloride With Calcium, Slow Magnesium Chloride with Calcium

Calcium and magnesium are naturally occurring minerals. Calcium is needed for bone formation and maintenance. Magnesium helps maintain muscle function and normal heart rhythm.

Slow-Mag is a combination medicine used as a supplement. Slow-Mag is given when your diet does not provide enough of these minerals, or when they are lost through perspiration.

Slow-Mag may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.

• Generic Name: protriptyline
• Dosage Forms: tablet, film coated
• Other Brand Names: Vivactil

Vivactil is a tricyclic antidepressant. This medicine affects chemicals in the brain that may be unbalanced in people with depression.

Vivactil is used to treat symptoms of depression.

Vivactil may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.