Lemovit-C 250 mg (Chewable Tablet)

Unit Price: ৳ 1.31 (20 x 10: ৳ 262.00)
Strip Price: ৳ 13.10

Medicine Details

Category Details
Generic Vitamin c ascorbic acid
Company Ziska pharmaceuticals ltd
Also available as
Lemovit c 500 mg injection

Title

  • Lemovit-C Ascorbic Acid Tablets

Categories

  • Vitamin Supplements
  • Health & Wellness
  • Medicine
  • Pharmacy

Description

  • 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
  • Aids in the treatment & prevention of the common cold
  • Promotes healthy capillaries, gums & teeth
  • Required for tissue growth & repair
  • Supports healthy hair & skin
  • Enhances immunity
  • Acts as an antioxidant
  • Necessary factor for wound healing
  • Supports overall good health
  • Therapeutic Class: Vitamin-C Preparations
  • Storage Conditions: Should be stored in a dry place below 30˚C

Dimensions

  • Tablets: Various sizes depending on formulation
  • Sachets: Standard size

Color Options

  • Tablets: White, Off-white
  • Sachets: Transparent

Function

  • Prevention of scurvy
  • Treatment of scurvy
  • Reduction of risk of stroke in the elderly
  • Enhanced iron absorption
  • Supports wound healing
  • Enhances drug metabolism
  • Supports metabolism of cholesterol & folic acid
  • Supports healthy hair & skin
  • Strengthens the immune system
  • Maintenance of overall good health

Materials

  • Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C)
  • Oral tablet: Pharmaceutical-grade ingredients
  • Oral sachet: Medical-grade materials

Technical Specifications

  • Oral tablet administration guidelines provided
  • Maximum safe dose of 2000 mg daily in divided doses for tablets
  • Maximum Dose of 2000 mg/day for sachets
  • Parenteral administration guidelines provided
  • Dilution recommendations for intravenous administration
  • Inspection guidelines for parenteral drug products

Design Elements

  • Easily consumable tablet form
  • Convenient sachet form

Usability Features

  • Oral administration for ease of use
  • Dosage as directed by a registered physician
  • Suitable for both oral and parenteral administration

Dosage & Administration Instructions

  • Prevention of scurvy: 1 tablet daily
  • Treatment of scurvy: 1-2 tablets daily
  • Reduction of risk of stroke in the elderly: 1-2 tablets daily
  • Other cases: 1 tablet daily or as directed by the physician
  • Maximum safe dose of 2000 mg daily in divided doses for tablets
  • Oral sachet administration: 1 sachet daily or as directed by registered physician
  • Maximum Dose: 2000 mg/day (4 sachets/day)
  • Parenteral administration guidelines provided

Potentially Hazardous Interactions

  • Incompatible in solution with various medications

Useful Interactions

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

Side Effects

  • Mega-doses may cause diarrhea
  • Mega-doses may cause abdominal bloating
  • May lead to harmful iron over-absorption in certain conditions
  • May cause hyperoxaluria
  • May cause hyperuricosuria
  • May lead to hemolysis in patients with glucose-6 phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency
  • Excessive intake by pregnant women may result in fetal abortion

Pregnancy & Lactation Safety

  • Safe in normal doses
  • Daily intake of 5 gm or more reported to have caused abortion
  • Safe during lactation

Precautions & Warnings

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

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