Cevalin 250 mg (Chewable Tablet)

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Medicine Details

Category Details
Generic Vitamin c ascorbic acid
Company Biopharma limited

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 obtained from diet or supplements
  • Required for tissue growth & repair
  • Adrenal gland function
  • Enhanced immunity & healthy gums
  • Antioxidant protection
  • Coenzyme necessary for wound healing, drug metabolism & metabolism of cholesterol & folic acid
  • Supports healthy hair & skin
  • Strengthens the immune system and maintain overall good health

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 via IM, IV, or subcutaneous administration
  • Dilution into large volume parenteral for intravenous injection
  • Average protective dose of 70 to 150 mg daily for adults
  • Recommended doses for wound healing, burns, and increased vitamin C needs

Potentially hazardous interactions

  • Incompatible with specific drugs and compounds

Useful interactions

  • Increases apparent half-life of paracetamol
  • Enhances iron absorption from the gastrointestinal tract

Side Effects

  • Little toxicity in normal doses
  • Mega-doses may cause diarrhea, abdominal bloating
  • Harmful iron over-absorption in certain conditions
  • Specific toxicity 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
  • Reported risk of abortion with daily intake of 5 gm or more
  • Safe during lactation

Precautions & Warnings

  • Ingestion of megadose during pregnancy has resulted in neonatal scurvy
  • Contraindicated for patients with hyperoxaluria
  • May give 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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