ASCORBIC ACID TABLETS BP 500mg
Please read this leaflet carefully before you start to take your medicine. It gives you important information about your medicine. If you want to know more, or you are not sure about anything, ask your pharmacist or doctor. Keep the leaflet until you have finished the medicine.
What's In Your Medicine
Ascorbic Acid Tablets are white, circular, uncoated tablets, which come in one strength. Each tablet contains 500mg of the active ingredient Ascorbic Acid.
The tablets also contain: stearic acid, sodium metabisulphite (E223), microcrystalline cellulose (E460).The sodium content of each tablet is 0.6mg.Ascorbic Acid Tablets are available in pack sizes of 7s, 10s, 14s, 20s, 21s, 28s, 30s, 56s, 60s, 84s, 90s, 100s, 112s, 500s, 1000sAscorbic Acid is a synthetic vitamin C and is one of a group of medicines called vitamins.
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About Your Medicine
The name of your medicine is Ascorbic Acid which is the generic (common) name. Your doctor may have given you this medicine before from another company and it may have looked slightly different. Either brand will have the same effect. Ascorbic Acid may be used for:
- the treatment of scurvy (vitamin C deficiency).
Before Taking Your Medicine
Can cause allergic-type reactions including anaphylactic symptoms and bronchospasm in susceptible people, especially those with a history of asthma or allergy. Make sure you have told your doctor if you:
- are pregnant, or plan to become pregnant.
- have been taking vitamin C tablets for a long time. Talk to your doctor as you may need to stop taking them slowly as ascorbic acid can alter your kidney function.
- are sensitive to any of the ingredients in the product particularly sodium metabisulphite. Sodium metabisulphite (E223) can cause allergic-type reactions (swelling, collapse, difficulty breathing) in some people especially in those with a history of asthma or allergy.
- are taking antacids (indigestion remedies) which contain aluminium.
- are taking aspirin as it can interfere with the absorption of ascorbic acid.
- are taking desferrioxamine (used to treat excessive absorption and storage of iron and some blood abnormalities).
If you see another doctor, need blood or urine tests, or go into hospital, let your doctor know what medicines you are taking.
Taking Your Medicine
Your doctor has decided the dose which is best for you. Always follow your doctor's instructions exactly, and those on the pharmacy label. If you do not understand anything, ask your doctor or pharmacist. The usual dosage(s) are described below:
Adults including elderly: 500mg-1g (one to two tablets), two or three times daily
Children over 12 years: 500mg (one tablet), two or three times daily
Children 6-12 years: 500mg (one tablet), twice a day
These tablets should be chewed before swallowing. Continue to take them for as long as your doctor tells you to, it may be dangerous to stop without their advice.
If you forget to take a dose, take another as soon as you remember and then your next dose at the usual time. NEVER take two doses at the same time.
If you are elderly, it is particularly important to take this medicine exactly as directed by the doctor.
If you accidentally take more than your prescribed dose, contact your nearest hospital casualty department, or tell your doctor, immediately. Take any remaining tablets and the container with you.
After Taking Your Medicine
Like many medicines, Ascorbic Acid Tablets may occasionally cause side-effects in some patients, particularly when you first start taking it. These may include:
Effects on the stomach: nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, stomach cramps. Other effects: flushing or redness of skin, headache, a mild increase in urination.
You should consult your doctor if these are troublesome or continue.
If you get any other unusual effects, tell your doctor immediately and seek advice.
Storing Your Medicine
Do not use the tablets after the expiry date shown on the product packaging. Keep the tablets stored in a cool dry place and in the original packaging. KEEP THEM IN A SECURE PLACE WHERE CHILDREN CANNOT GET AT THEM. REMEMBER, this medicine is for YOU only. NEVER give it to anyone else. It may harm them, even if their symptoms are the same as yours. Unless your doctor tells you to, do not keep medicines that you no longer need - give them back to your pharmacist for safe disposal.
Date of last revision: July 2002
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