Země: Velká Británie
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)
Ascorbic acid
Sigma Pharmaceuticals Plc
A11GA01
Ascorbic acid
100mg
Oral tablet
Oral
No Controlled Drug Status
Valid as a prescribable product
BNF: 09060301
piega 35 mm piega 35 mm 280 mm 150 mm PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE PATIENT ASCORBIC ACID 100MG, 200MG AND 500MG TABLETS Ascorbic acid READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START TAKING THIS MEDICINE BECAUSE IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR YOU. Always take this medicine exactly as described in this leaflet or as your doctor or pharmacist has told you. • KEEP THIS LEAFLET. YOU MAY NEED TO READ IT AGAIN. • ASK YOUR PHARMACIST IF YOU NEED MORE INFORMATION OR ADVICE. IF YOU GET ANY SIDE EFFECTS, TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR OR PHARMACIST. THIS INCLUDES ANY POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS NOT LISTED IN THIS LEAFLET. SEE SECTION 4. • YOU MUST TALK TO A DOCTOR IF YOU DO NOT FEEL BETTER OR IF YOU FEEL WORSE. WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET 1. What Ascorbic Acid is and what it is used for 2. What you need to know before you take Ascorbic Acid 3. How to take Ascorbic Acid 4. Possible side effects 5. How to store Ascorbic Acid 6. Contents of the pack and other information IF YOU STOP TAKING ASCORBIC ACID Keep taking this medicine until your doctor or pharmacist tells you to stop. You may need to stop taking the tablets slowly as they may alter your kidney function. If you have any further questions on the use of this medicine, ask your doctor or pharmacist. POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them. STOP TAKING THIS MEDICINE IMMEDIATELY AND CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR IF YOU SUFFER AN ALLERGIC REACTION AFTER TAKING THIS MEDICINE. An allergic reaction may include itching, a rash, swelling of the face, lips, tongue and/or throat with difficulty in swallowing or breathing. IF YOU EXPERIENCE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING YOU SHOULD SEE YOUR DOCTOR OR PHARMACIST: • diarrhoea, stomach cramps, nausea (feeling sick), vomiting (being sick) • flushing or redness of the skin • haemolytic anaemia (where the body’s immune system attacks its own red blood cells), signs may include fatigue and paleness • diuretic effect (increased urine flow) due to increased intake of ascorb Přečtěte si celý dokument
SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT Ascorbic Acid 100 mg Tablets. 2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION Each tablet contains Ascorbic Acid 100mg Excipients with known effect: Each tablet contains 147.2mg lactose and 8.1mg sucrose For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1 3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Tablet. White uncoated bi-convex tablets with tablet markings “100”. 4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS For the treatment of scurvy. Prophylactically in cases where deficiency might be expected to occur. 4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION For oral administration. Adults, the elderly and children: For the treatment of scurvy: One tablet three times a day. For prophylactic use: One tablet a day. 4.3 CONTRAINDICATIONS Hypersensitivity to ascorbic acid or any of the other ingredients. Ascorbic acid supplements should not be given to patients with hyperoxaluria. 4.4 SPECIAL WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS FOR USE Vitamin C may interfere with tests and assays for urinary glucose, giving false negative results with methods utilising glucose oxidase with indicator (e.g. Labstix, Testape) and false positive results with neocuproin methods. Estimation of uric acid by phosphotungstate or by uricase with copper reduction and measurement of creatinine in non-deproteinised serum may also be affected. High doses of vitamin C may give false negative readings in faecal occult blood tests. Patients with rare hereditary problems of fructose or galactose intolerance, the LAPP- lactase deficiency, glucose-galactose malabsorption or sucrase-isomaltase insufficiency should not take this medicine as it contains lactose and sucrose. 4.5 INTERACTION WITH OTHER MEDICINAL PRODUCTS AND OTHER FORMS OF INTERACTION Large doses of ascorbic acid may cause acidification of the urine which could alter the rate of renal excretion of some drugs. Ascorbic acid may increase the oral absorption of iron. It may also increase iron excretion when used in conjunction with desferrioxamine in the treatment of Přečtěte si celý dokument