C-Lemon 250 mg (Chewable Tablet)

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Medicine Details

Category Details
Generic Vitamin c ascorbic acid
Company Zenith 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
  • Healthy gums support
  • Antioxidant protection against pollution & infection
  • Coenzyme necessary for wound healing & drug metabolism
  • Supports healthy hair & skin
  • Strengthens the immune system
  • Supports overall good health

Dosage & Administration

  • Oral tablet administration
  • Oral sachet administration
  • Parenteral administration
  • Maximum safe dose of 2000 mg daily
  • Safe dose for intravenous injection
  • Enhanced wound healing doses
  • Parenteral drug product inspection

Interaction

  • Incompatibility with specific drugs in solution
  • Enhances paracetamol's apparent half-life
  • Enhances iron absorption from the gastrointestinal tract

Side Effects

  • Little toxicity
  • Mega-doses may cause diarrhea & abdominal bloating
  • Harmful iron over-absorption in specific conditions
  • Hyperoxaluria & hyperuricosuria concerns
  • Hemolysis in patients with glucose-6 phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency
  • Risk of fetal abortion in pregnant women with excessive intake

Pregnancy & Lactation

  • Safe in normal doses during pregnancy
  • Excessive daily intake may cause abortion
  • Safe during lactation

Precautions & Warnings

  • Megadose intake during pregnancy may lead to neonatal scurvy
  • Contraindicated for patients with hyperoxaluria
  • Reactive substance in the redox system causing false positive reactions in certain tests

Therapeutic Class

  • Vitamin-C Preparations

Storage Conditions

  • Dry place below 30˚C

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