Ascorbic acid 50mg tablets

Maa: Yhdistynyt kuningaskunta

Kieli: englanti

Lähde: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Aktiivinen ainesosa:

Ascorbic acid

Saatavilla:

Dalkeith Laboratories Ltd

ATC-koodi:

A11GA01

INN (Kansainvälinen yleisnimi):

Ascorbic acid

Annos:

50mg

Lääkemuoto:

Oral tablet

Antoreitti:

Oral

luokka:

No Controlled Drug Status

Prescription tyyppi:

Valid as a prescribable product

Tuoteyhteenveto:

BNF: 09060301; GTIN: 5039290001126

Pakkausseloste

Q2119/1
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 any of the side effects get serious, or if you
notice any side effects not listed in this leaflet,
please tell your doctor or pharmacist.
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 patients with
scurvy or they can be used by people who are at risk
of Vitamin C deficiency.
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
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 you

Valmisteyhteenveto

SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
1
NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT
Ascorbic Acid 50mg Tablets BP
2
QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
Each tablet contains Ascorbic Acid 50mg
For excipients, see 6.1
3
PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Tablet.
White, uncoated bi-convex tablets with tablet markings “50”.
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: 2 tablets three times a day.
For prophylactic use: 1 tablet twice 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 iron overload.
4.6
FERTILITY, PREGNANCY AND LACTATION
There is inadequate evidence of the safety of ascorbic