Ascorbic Acid 200mg Tablets.

Negara: Inggris

Bahasa: Inggris

Sumber: myHealthbox

Bahan aktif:

Ascorbic Acid

Tersedia dari:

Crescent Pharma Limited

Kode ATC:

A11GA01

INN (Nama Internasional):

Ascorbic Acid

Dosis:

200mg

Bentuk farmasi:

Tablets

Rute administrasi :

Oral use

Unit dalam paket:

28, 100, 500 & 1000 tablets

Jenis Resep:

GSL - General Sales List

Diproduksi oleh:

Surepharm Services Ltd

Kelompok Terapi:

Ascorbic Acid (Vit C), Plain

Indikasi Terapi:

For use in Vitamin C deficiency including the treatment and prevention of scurvy

Status otorisasi:

Authorised

Tanggal Otorisasi:

2015-04-17

Selebaran informasi

 
Patient  Information Leaflet

    ASCORBIC ACID 200 MG TABLETS        

This medicine  will be called  Ascorbic  Acid  Tablets 
in this leaflet.

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 or  
    pharmacist.  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  

Karakteristik produk

SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 

1 
NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT 

Ascorbic Acid 200 mg Tablets. 

2 
QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION 

Each tablet contains Ascorbic Acid 200mg 

Excipients with known effect: 
Each tablet contains 299.8mg lactose and 16.5mg sucrose 

For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1 

3 PHARMACEUTICAL 
FORM 

Tablet. 

White uncoated bi-convex tablets with a breakline on one side and
tablet  
markings “ 200”. 

4 CLINICAL 
PARTICULARS 

4.1 THERAPEUTIC 
INDICATIONS 

For use in 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 12 years: 

One to two tablets daily in divided doses. 

Children 4 – 12 years: 

Half to one tablet daily. 

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 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 (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-gal