Ceemet 250 mg (Chewable Tablet)

Unit Price: ৳ 1.20 (250's pack: ৳ 300.00)

Medicine Details

Category Details
Generic Vitamin c ascorbic acid
Company Medimet 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
  • Adrenal gland function support
  • Enhanced immunity
  • Antioxidant properties for protection against pollution & infection
  • Coenzyme for wound healing, drug metabolism & cholesterol/folic acid metabolism
  • Supports healthy hair & skin
  • Strengthens the immune system
  • Overall health maintenance

Dosage & Administration

  • Oral tablet administration
  • Oral sachet administration
  • Parenteral administration
  • Maximum safe dose is 2000 mg daily in divided doses
  • Intravenous injection precautions and recommendations
  • Dosage for treating scurvy, stroke risk reduction, and other cases
  • Utilization of vitamin C after parenteral administration
  • Dosage for enhancing wound healing and treating burns
  • Parenteral drug product inspection prior to administration

Interaction

  • Potentially hazardous interactions with various medications
  • Useful interactions with paracetamol and iron absorption

Side Effects

  • Low toxicity
  • Potential side effects of mega-doses including diarrhoea, abdominal bloating, harmful iron over-absorption, hyperoxaluria, hyperuricosuria, and hemolysis
  • Potential risks for pregnant women and lactating women
  • Adverse effects in patients with specific conditions like thalassaemia, sideroblastic anemia and haemochromatosis
  • Risks for patients with glucose-6 phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency

Pregnancy & Lactation

  • Safe in normal doses for pregnant women
  • Risk of abortion with daily intake of 5 gm or more
  • Safety during lactation

Precautions & Warnings

  • Ingestion of megadose during pregnancy resulting in neonatal scurvy
  • Contraindication for patients with hyperoxaluria
  • Reactivity in the redox system resulting in 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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