Land: Vereinigtes Königreich
Sprache: Englisch
Quelle: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)
Ascorbic acid
Ennogen Pharma Ltd
A11GA01
Ascorbic acid
200mg
Oral tablet
Oral
No Controlled Drug Status
Valid as a prescribable product
BNF: 09060301
F.TO STESO 140X340 MM - F.TO PIEGATO 140X28 F.TO STESO 140X340 MM - F.TO PIEGATO 140X28 PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER Ascorbic Acid 500mg, 200mg, 100mg and 50mg Tablets (Ascorbic acid) READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START TAKING THIS MEDICINE BECAUSE IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR YOU. ! Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again. ! If you have any further questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist. ! This medicine has been prescribed for you only. Do not pass it on to others. It may harm them, even if their signs of illness are the same as yours. ! 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. WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET 1. What Ascorbic Acid Tablets are and what they are used for 2. What you need to know before you take Ascorbic Acid Tablets 3. How to take Ascorbic Acid Tablets 4. Possible side effects 5. How to store Ascorbic Acid Tablets 6. Contents of the pack and other information Ascorbic Acid Tablets contain ascorbic acid. Ascorbic acid is a form of vitamin C. It is used as a supplement for the prevention and treatment of scurvy. DO NOT TAKE ASCORBIC ACID TABLETS IF: ! You are allergic to Ascorbic Acid or any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6). ! You suffer from hyperoxaluria (excretion of urine containing large amounts of calcium oxalate crystals). WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Ascorbic Acid Tablets: ! If you are to undergo any blood or urine tests as ascorbic acid can interfere with some blood and urine tests. ! If you are a regular smoker. ! If you have kidney failure as ascorbic acid enhances aluminium absorption (present in antacids) which may reach toxic levels. OTHER MEDICINES AND ASCORBIC ACID TABLETS Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines. This is particularly important if you are taking any of the following: ! Amphetamines. ! Co Lesen Sie das vollständige Dokument
SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT Ascorbic Acid 200mg Tablets 2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION Each tablet contains 200mg of ascorbic acid. Excipient(s) with known effect Lactose monohydrate For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1 3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Tablet. White to off-white convex tablets. 4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS Prevention and treatment of scurvy 4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION Posology _Adults and children over 6 years: _ Prophylactic: 25 – 75 mg daily. Therapeutic: Not less than 250mg daily in divided doses. Maximum of 1000mg daily. _Children under 6 years: _ This unit dosage form is unsuitable for children under 6 years. _Elderly: _As for other adults. As the dietary intake of vitamin C may be less in the elderly, they have greater risk of presenting with vitamin C deficiency. Method of administration For oral administration. 4.3 CONTRAINDICATIONS Hypersensitivity to the active substance or to any of the excipients listed in section 6.1. Ascorbic acid should not be given to patients with hyperoxaluria. 4.4 SPECIAL WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS FOR USE Increased intake of ascorbic acid over a prolonged period may result in an increased renal clearance of ascorbic acid, and deficiency may result if the intake is reduced or withdrawn rapidly (see section 4.8). Interference with serological testing Ascorbic acid may interfere with tests and assays for urinary glucose, giving false-negative results with methods utilising glucose oxidase with indicator (e.g. Labstix, Tes-Tape) and false-positive results with neocuproine methods. Estimation of uric acid by phosphotungstate or uricase with copper reduction and measurement of creatinine in non-deproteinised serum may also be affected. High doses of ascorbic acid may give false-negative readings in faecal occult blood tests. Patients with rare hereditary problems of galactose intolerance, total lactase deficiency or glucose-galactose malabsorption should not take this medicine. 4 Lesen Sie das vollständige Dokument