Ascorbic acid 500mg tablets

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

Source: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Active ingredient:

Ascorbic acid

Available from:

Dalkeith Laboratories Ltd

ATC code:

A11GA01

INN (International Name):

Ascorbic acid

Dosage:

500mg

Pharmaceutical form:

Oral tablet

Administration route:

Oral

Class:

No Controlled Drug Status

Prescription type:

Valid as a prescribable product

Product summary:

BNF: 09060301; GTIN: 5039290001188

Patient Information leaflet

Q2223
Read all of this leaflet carefully before you start
taking this medicine.
•
Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.
•
This medicine is only for you. Do not give it to
anyone else to take. It may harm them, even if
their symptoms are the same as yours.
•
If you have any further questions, please ask your
doctor or pharmacist.
•
If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor,
pharmacist or nurse. This includes any possible
side effects not listed in this leaflet. See section 4.
In this leaflet:
1.
What Ascorbic Acid Tablets are and what they are
used for
2.
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.
Further information
1. What Ascorbic Acid Tablets are and
what they are used for
These tablets contain the active ingredient, ascorbic
acid. Ascorbic acid is the chemical name for Vitamin
C. The tablets can be used to increase the amount of
Vitamin C in the diet.
Vitamin C Tablets are used to treat Vitamin C deficiency
including the prevention and treatment of scurvy.
2. Before you take Ascorbic Acid Tablets
Some people
must not
take these tablets.
Do not take these tablets
if:
•
You know you are allergic to ascorbic acid or to any
of the other ingredients (these are listed in Section 6)
•
You suffer from hyperoxaluria (excess oxalic acid
in the urine).
You must be
especially careful
if:
•
You are pregnant or breastfeeding
•
You have an intolerance to some sugars. These
tablets contain lactose and sucrose.
If any of the conditions above apply to you, please
discuss your treatment with your doctor before taking
this medicine.
Taking other medicines
Ascorbic Acid Tablets can affect some other
medicines you may be taking. Make sure your doctor
or pharmacist knows if you are taking an iron
preparation, called desferrioxamine.
Always tell your doctor or pharmacist about all the
medicines you are taking. This means medicines you
have bought yourself as well as those you have on
prescription from

Summary of Product characteristics

SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
1
NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT
Ascorbic Acid 500mg Tablets BP
2
QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
Each tablet contains Ascorbic Acid 500mg
For excipients, see 6.1
3
PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Tablet
White uncoated bi-convex tablets with tablet markings “500”.
4
CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1
THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS
For use in treating Vitamin C deficiency including the treatment and
prevention of scurvy.
4.2.
POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION
For oral administration. The tablets are to be chewed before being
swallowed.
Adults, the elderly and children over 12years:
One to five tablets daily in divided doses.
Children 4 - 12 years
Half to two and a half tablets daily in divided doses
Note: As the dietary intake of vitamin C may be less in the elderly,
they are at
greater risk of being deficient in this vitamin.
4.3.
CONTRA-INDICATIONS
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
(eg.
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.
INTERACTIONS 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