Vital-C 250 mg (Chewable Tablet)
Unit Price: ৳ 1.90 (10 x 10: ৳ 190.00)
Strip Price: ৳ 19.00
Medicine Details
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Generic | Vitamin c ascorbic acid |
| Company | Unimed unihealth pharmaceuticals ltd |
| Also available as |
Title
- Ascorbic Acid (Vital-C)
Categories
- Medicine
- Vitamin C
- Supplement
Description
- Essential nutrient for tissue growth & repair
- Enhances immunity
- Required for wound healing
- Supports healthy hair & skin
Color Options
- No specific color options available
Functions
- 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 viral and bacterial infections
- Aids in the treatment & prevention of the common cold
- Promotes healthy capillaries, gums & teeth
- Enhanced immunity
- Tissue growth & repair
- Antioxidant properties
- Coenzyme for wound healing
- Drug metabolism
- Supports overall good health
Dosage & Administration
- Oral tablets
- Oral sachets
- Parenteral administration
- Maximum safe dose is 2000 mg daily
Indications
- Prevention & treatment of scurvy
- Healing wounds & broken bones
- Forming collagen in connective tissues
- Aiding in iron absorption & treating anemia
- Contribution to production of hemoglobin & red blood cell in bone marrow
- Prevention of viral and bacterial infections
- Treatment & prevention of the common cold
- Promotion of healthy capillaries, gums & teeth
Pharmacology
- Essential nutrient obtained from diet or supplements
- Required for tissue growth & repair
- Enhanced immunity & healthy gums
- Antioxidant properties
- Coenzyme for wound healing & drug metabolism
- Supports healthy hair & skin
Interaction
- Potentially hazardous interactions with certain drugs
- Useful interaction with paracetamol & iron absorption
Side Effects
- Possible side effects include diarrhoea, abdominal bloating, iron over-absorption, hyperoxaluria, hyperuricosuria, hemolysis
- Mega-doses may cause fetal abortion in pregnant women
Pregnancy & Lactation
- Safe in normal doses for pregnant women
- Daily intake of 5 gm or more may cause abortion
- Safe during lactation
Precautions & Warnings
- Ingestion of megadose during pregnancy may result in neonatal scurvy
- Contraindicated for patients with hyperoxaluria
- May give false positive reactions in certain analytical tests
Therapeutic Class
- Vitamin-C Preparations
Storage Conditions
- Dry place below 30˚C