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ASCORBIC ACID is a brand name for Ascorbic Acid. The medicine, its uses, side effects and dosage are the same regardless of brand.
Used for: The prevention and treatment of scurvy, or other conditions requiring vitamin C supplementation, where the deficiency is acute or oral administration is difficult.
Verbatim from this product's MHRA label. Tap a section to expand.
5 to 1g daily for scurvy, 200 to 500mg daily for preventative therapy. Children 100 to 300mg daily for curative purposes, or 30mg daily for protective treatment. Elderly No special dosage requirements have been suggested.
Large doses may cause gastrointestinal disorders including diarrhoea. Large doses may also result in hyperoxaluria and renal oxalate calculi may form if the urine becomes acidic. Doses of 600mg or more daily have a diuretic action. Induced tolerance with prolonged use of large doses can result in symptoms of deficiency when intake is reduced to normal.
Ascorbic acid should be given with care to patients with underlying renal failure due to the risk of formation of renal oxalate calculi. Tolerance may be induced in patients taking high doses. Large doses of Ascorbic Acid have resulted in haemolysis in patients with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency.
Hyperoxaluria
Not medical advice. Always read the patient information leaflet and follow your prescriber or pharmacist.
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