C4U

by Maple

Active ingredient: Vitamin C

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About Vitamin C

Vitamin C

Uses

Prophylaxis and treatment of deficiencies of vit C. Scurvy. Adjunct in treatment of wounds and infections.

How to take it

Adults: Scurvy: Orally or by Injection: 100-250 mg 1-2 times daily for at least 2 wk. Urinary acidification: Orally, 4-12 gm daily in 3-4 divided doses. Prevention and treatment of colds: Orally, 1-3 gm daily. Dietary supplement: Orally, 50-200 mg daily. Children: Treatment of scurvy: Orally. 1 mth-4 yr, 125-250 mg daily in 1-2 divided doses; 4-12 yr, 250-500 mg daily in 1-2 divided doses; 12-18 yr, 500 mg-1 gm daily in 1-2 divided doses. Urinary acidification: Orally. Above 1 yr, 500 mg every 6-8 hr. Dietary supplement: Orally. 35-100 mg daily. Adjunct to desferrioxamine: (Vitamin C is used to enhance excretion of iron one mth after desferrioxamine therapy): Orally. 1 mth-18 yr, 100-200 mg…

Side effects

Hyperoxaluria, dizziness, faintness, fatigue, flank pain, headache.

Pregnancy and breastfeeding

Pregnancy: Risk cannot be ruled out. Lactation: Caution advised or effect undetermined. Precautions: Diabetics, patients prone to renal calculi.

Advice

Take with or without meals.

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Interactions with Vitamin C

Iron preps, oral contraceptives, fluphenazine, warfarin.

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