Ascorbic Acid 500mg Tablets 28s

SKU : GASC50028

Ascorbic Acid 500mg Tablets are used to treat Vitamin C deficiency including the prevention and treatment of scurvy.

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Ascorbic Acid 500mg Tablets

Please note: brand may vary.

Ascorbic Acid 500mg Tablets contain the active ingredient ascorbic acid which is the chemical name for Vitamin C. The tablets can be used to increase the amount of Vitamin C in the diet to treat Vitamin C deficiency including the prevention and treatment of scurvy.

Directions

If this medicine has been given to you by your doctor, he/she will decide what dose you need to take. Always take the tablets exactly as the doctor has told you. The dose will be on the pharmacist’s label. If you are not sure, ask your doctor or pharmacist. Carry on taking them for as long as you have been told unless you have any problems. In that case, check with your doctor.

The usual doses are as follows:

  • Adults, the elderly and children over 12: 1 to 5 tablets a day in divided doses.
  • Children aged 4 to 12: The usual dose is ½ to 2½ tablets a day in divided doses.

If you have bought the tablets yourself, take the dose described above.

Ingredients

  • Active Ingredient: Ascorbic Acid 500mg.
  • Other Ingredients: Dependent on brand.

Cautions

Do not take Ascorbic Acid 500mg Tablets if:

  • You are allergic to Ascorbic Acid or any of the other ingredients of this medicine.
  • You suffer from hyperoxaluria (excretion of urine containing large amounts of calcium oxalate crystals).

Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Ascorbic Acid 500mg 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.
  • If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby.

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.
  • Contraceptives.
  • Aspirin.
  • Iron-containing medicines.
  • Antacids.
  • Amygdalin (Vitamin B17) - can cause cyanide toxicity.

Ascorbic Acid Tablets should not be taken for the first month after starting desferrioxamine treatment.

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