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Γλώσσα: Αγγλικά
Πηγή: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)
Ascorbic acid
Kent Pharma (UK) Ltd
A11GA01
Ascorbic acid
200mg
Oral tablet
Oral
No Controlled Drug Status
Valid as a prescribable product
BNF: 09060301; GTIN: 5015201009542
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 Διαβάστε το πλήρες έγγραφο
SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT Ascorbic Acid 200mg Tablets Vodexo 200mg Tablets 2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION Each tablet contains 200mg ascorbic acid. Excipients with known effect: contains 1.20 mg/tablet lactose monohydrate For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1. 3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM White to off-white uncoated tablets. Ascorbic Acid 200mg Tablets are 9.5 mm, white to off-white, plain, round, biconvex tablets. 4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS Vitamin C deficiency Treatment of scurvy 4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION Posology _Adults: _ Therapeutic use – at least 250mg daily in divided doses._ _ Maximum of 1000mg daily. _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 Ascorbic acid should not be given to patients with hyperoxaluria. Hypersensitivity to the active substance or to any of the excipients listed in section 6.1. 4.4 SPECIAL WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS FOR USE Increased intake of ascorbic acid over a prolonged period may result in 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, Testape) and false- positive results with neocuproin 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. This product contains lactose. Patients with rare hereditary problems of galactose intolerance, the Lapp lactase deficiency or glucose-galactose malabsorption should not ta Διαβάστε το πλήρες έγγραφο