Vitamin C (Ascorbic acid) is a water soluble vitamin essential for the synthesis of collagen and intercellular materials. It is increasingly recognized as an agent with broad biologic function and importance. Well-established functions include synthesis of hormones and neurotransmitters, cytochrome P-450 activity and detoxification of exogenous compounds, carnitine synthesis and cholesterol metabolism as well as its well-known antioxidant functions with protective results that may extend to cancer, coronary artery disease, arthritis and aging.

Description

Presentation

    VC-250 Tablet: Each tablet contains a combination of Ascorbic Acid BP 75 mg and Sodium Ascorbate USP 196.9 mg equivalent to 175 mg Ascorbic Acid. So each tablet is equivalent to 250 mg Ascorbic acid.

Indications

    Vitamin C deficiency disease, pregnancy, lactation, post-operative or other wound healing state, infection, trauma, burns, cold exposure, fever, stress, audemars piguet replica watches, peptic ulcer etc. It is also prescribed for dental caries, acne & leg ulcers. The conditions that are claimed having benefits with megadose of vitamin C include common cold, asthma, atherosclerosis, cancer, psychiatric disorders, increased susceptibility to infections due to abnormal leucocyte function, infertility, osteogenesis imperfecta. It has also been tried in Paget's disease and opoid withdrawal and levodopa induced neurotoxicity.

Dosage & Administration

    Scurvy: 1 tablet 3 times daily.
    Common cold: 1 gm or more daily in divided doses, i.e. 4 tablets daily.
    In other conditions: 1-2 tablets daily.

Contrainidications

Warning & Precautions

    Should be given with caution to patients with hypernaluria.

Side effects

    Ascorbic acid is usually well tolerated. Large doses are reported to cause diarrhoea and other gastro-intestinal disturbances. We all need high quality audemars piguet replica watch online.

Drug interaction

Use in special groups

Packing

    VC-250 Tablet: Each box contains 200 tablets in strip pack.