Ceeta 250 mg (Chewable Tablet)

Unit Price: ৳ 0.82 (200's pack: ৳ 164.00)

Medicine Details

Category Details
Generic Vitamin c ascorbic acid
Company Syntho laboratories ltd

Product Title

  • Ascorbic Acid (Ceeta)

Categories

  • Medicine
  • Health & Wellness

Description

  • Ascorbic Acid (Ceeta) is a preparation of Vitamin C indicated for preventing and treating scurvy, aiding in wound healing, forming collagen in connective tissues, iron absorption, and promoting overall good health. It is available in oral tablets, sachets, and parenteral administration. The drug is also known for its pharmacological roles, dosage and administration guidelines, potential interactions, side effects, and precautions.
  • As an essential nutrient, it supports healthy hair and skin, strengthens the immune system, enhances immunity, and promotes healthy capillaries, gums, and teeth. It is also known as a coenzyme necessary for wound healing, drug metabolism, and the metabolism of cholesterol and folic acid. The product belongs to the therapeutic class of Vitamin-C preparations and should be stored in a dry place below 30˚C.

Color Options

  • White

Dimensions

  • Tablet Size: Various
  • Sachet Size: Various

Formulation

  • Oral Tablet
  • Oral Sachet
  • Parenteral Administration

Recommended Dosage

  • For the prevention of scurvy: 1 tablet daily
  • For the treatment of scurvy: 1-2 tablets daily; dose may be increased depending on the severity
  • For reducing the risk of stroke in the elderly: 1-2 tablets daily
  • Maximum safe dose: 2000 mg daily
  • Oral sachet administration: 1 sachet daily or as directed by a registered physician
  • Parenteral administration: Vitamin C is usually administered orally; when oral administration is not feasible or malabsorption is suspected, it may be administered IM, IV, or subcutaneously

Pharmacological Functions

  • Tissue growth and repair
  • Adrenal gland function support
  • Enhanced immunity
  • Healthy gums maintenance
  • Antioxidant protection
  • Reduction of cellular damage
  • Coenzyme for wound healing, drug metabolism, and cholesterol/folic acid metabolism

Maximum Dose

  • 2000 mg/day (4 sachets/day)

Parenteral Administration Guidelines

  • Utilization reportedly best after IM administration
  • Preferable route of administration for parenteral use
  • Intravenous injection should be diluted into a large volume parenteral
  • Average protective dose for adults: 70 to 150 mg daily
  • For wound healing enhancement: 300 to 500 mg daily for a week or ten days
  • For burns treatment: daily doses of 1 to 2 g
  • Parenteral product inspection prior to administration

Potentially Hazardous Interactions

  • Incompatible in solution with specific medications

Useful Interactions

  • Increments 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, hyperoxaluria, hyperuricosuria, and hemolysis
  • Pregnant women taking more than 5 gm/day may suffer fetal abortion

Pregnancy & Lactation Safety

  • Safe in normal doses; intake of 5 gm or more may cause abortion; safe during lactation

Precautions & Warnings

  • Ingestion of megadose during pregnancy has resulted in neonatal scurvy
  • Mega-doses contraindicated for patients with hyperoxaluria
  • Reactive substance in the redox system; can give false positive reactions in certain analytical tests

Therapeutic Class

  • Vitamin-C Preparations

Storage Conditions

  • Dry place below 30°C

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