Ascobex 250 mg (Chewable Tablet)

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Medicine Details

Category Details
Generic Vitamin c ascorbic acid
Company Beximco pharmaceuticals ltd

Indications

  • Prevents & treats scurvy
  • Helps in healing wounds & broken bones
  • Helps to form collagen in connective tissues
  • Aids in iron absorption & helps to treat anemia
  • Contributes in production of hemoglobin & red blood cell in bone marrow
  • Aids in preventing many types of viral and bacterial infections and potentiates the immune system
  • Aids in the treatment & prevention of the common cold
  • Promotes healthy capillaries, gums & teeth

Pharmacology

  • Essential nutrient for tissue growth & repair
  • Required for adrenal gland function
  • Enhances immunity & healthy gums
  • Acts as an antioxidant
  • Necessary factor for wound healing
  • Supports healthy hair & skin
  • Strengthens the immune system

Dosage & Administration

  • Oral tablet administration
  • Oral sachet administration
  • Parenteral administration
  • Maximum safe dose is 2000 mg daily in divided doses
  • Maximum Dose: 2000 mg/day (4 sachets/day)
  • Utilization of the vitamin reportedly is best after IM administration
  • Recommended dilution into a large volume parenteral such as Normal Saline, Water for Injection, or Glucose
  • Visual inspection for particulate matter and discoloration prior to administration

Interaction

  • Potentially hazardous interactions with certain medications
  • Increases apparent half-life of paracetamol
  • Enhances iron absorption from the gastrointestinal tract

Side Effects

  • Mega-doses may cause diarrhea, abdominal bloating
  • Harmful iron over-absorption in certain patients
  • Risk of hyperoxaluria, hyperuricosuria
  • Risk of hemolysis in patients with glucose-6 phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency
  • Risk of fetal abortion in pregnant women taking more than 5 gm/day

Pregnancy & Lactation

  • Safe in normal doses in pregnant women
  • Daily intake of 5 gm or more reported to have caused abortion
  • Safe during lactation

Precautions & Warnings

  • Ingestion of megadose (more than 1000 mg daily) during pregnancy has resulted in scurvy in neonates
  • Contraindicated for patients with hyperoxaluria
  • Can give rise to false positive reactions in certain analytical tests

Therapeutic Class

  • Vitamin-C Preparations

Storage Conditions

  • Should be stored in a dry place below 30°C

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