Product Details

Ascorbic acid is a naturally occurring organic compound with antioxidant properties, used to prevent and treat scurvy (vitamin C deficiencies), and also treat specific metabolic disorders.

Ascorbic acid works as a cofactor and antioxidant. It is essential for tissue repair and formation of collagen and intercellular materials, it is also involved in conversion of folic acid to folinic acid, synthesis of lipids and proteins, carbohydrate metabolism, iron absorption and storage and cellular respiration.

Indication:

Treatment and prevention of
• Vitamin C deficiency
• Scurvy
• Delayed wound and bone healing
• Urine acidification and in general as an antioxidant.

Side effects:

Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficult breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.

Stop using Vitamin C and call your doctor at once if you have:

• joint pain, weakness or tired feeling, weight loss, stomach pain;

• chills, fever, increased urge to urinate, painful or difficult urination; or

• severe pain in your side or lower back, blood in your urine.

Common side effects may include:

• heartburn, upset stomach; or

• nausea, diarrhea, stomach cramps.

Patient Education:

Do not stop using Vitamin C suddenly after long-term use at high doses, or you could have "conditional" vitamin C deficiency. Symptoms include bleeding gums, feeling very tired, and red or blue pinpoint spots around your hair follicles. Follow your doctor's instructions about tapering your dose. Conditional vitamin C deficiency can be difficult to correct without medical supervision.

Source: Drug.com