Ceevit 100 mg/5 ml (Syrup)

100 ml bottle: ৳ 40.00

Medicine Details

Category Details
Generic Vitamin c ascorbic acid
Company Square pharmaceuticals plc
Also available as
Ceevit 250 mg chewable tablet Ceevit forte 1000 mg tablet Ceevit ds 500 mg chewable tablet

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
  • Prevents many types of viral and bacterial infections and potentiates the immune system
  • Treatment & prevention of the common cold
  • Promotes healthy capillaries, gums & teeth

Pharmacology

  • Essential nutrient required for tissue growth & repair
  • Adrenal gland function support
  • Enhanced immunity
  • Healthy gums maintenance
  • Antioxidant protection against pollution and infection
  • Coenzyme necessary for wound healing, drug metabolism & metabolism of cholesterol and folic acid
  • Supports healthy hair & skin
  • Strengthens the immune system
  • Overall good health maintenance

Dosage & Administration

  • Oral tablet administration:
    • For the prevention of scurvy: 1 tablet daily
    • For the treatment of scurvy: 1-2 tablets daily
    • Reduction of risk of stroke in the elderly: 1-2 tablets daily
    • Maximum safe dose is 2000 mg daily in divided doses
  • Oral sachet administration: 1 sachet daily or as directed by registered physician
  • Parenteral administration:
    • Utilization of the vitamin reportedly is best after IM administration
    • For intravenous injection, dilution into a large volume parenteral such as Normal Saline, Water for Injection, or Glucose is recommended to minimize the adverse reactions associated with intravenous injection.
    • Average protective dose of vitamin C for adults is 70 to 150 mg daily
    • In presence of scurvy, doses of 300 mg to 1 g daily are recommended

Interaction

  • Potentially hazardous interactions:
    • Incompatible with various medications
    • Incompatible with certain substances
  • Useful interactions:
    • Increases the apparent half-life of paracetamol
    • Enhances iron absorption from the gastrointestinal tract

Side Effects

  • Mega-doses may cause diarrhea, abdominal bloating
  • Iron over-absorption harmful in patients with specific conditions
  • Hyperoxaluria, hyperuricosuria, and hemolysis in patients with glucose-6 phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency
  • Pregnant women taking more than 5 gm/day may suffer fetal abortion

Pregnancy & Lactation

Safe in normal doses in pregnant women. Daily intake of 5 gm or more reported to cause abortion. Safe during lactation.

Precautions & Warnings

  • Ingestion of megadose during pregnancy resulted in scurvy in neonates
  • Mega-doses are contraindicated for patients with hyperoxaluria
  • Reactive substance in the redox system
  • Can give rise to 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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