Patient leaflet - Ascorbic tablets BP 50 mg
1. What Ascorbic Acid Tablets 50 mg are and what they are used for:
- Each tablet contains 50 mg of the active ingredient, ascorbic acid.
- Ascorbic Acid (vitamin C) is a nutritional supplement. Ascorbic Acid tablets are for oral administration and are intended for the prevention of scurvy or for use where vitamin C deficiency might be expected.
2. Before you take Ascorbic Acid Tablets 50 mg:
Take special care with Ascorbic acid:
- If you have or have had kidney stones, please consult your doctor before taking these tablets.
- This medicine contains lactose. If you have been told by your doctor that you have an intolerance to some sugars, contact your doctor before taking this medicine.
Taking other medicines:
- Very high doses might adversely affect the action of the anti-clotting agent warfarin.
Please note that these statements may also apply to products used some time ago or at some time in the future.
Please inform your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, or have recently taken, any other medicine- even those not prescribed.
Pregnancy/Breast-feeding:
- Do not take more than the recommended dose of these tablets if you are pregnant or breast feeding.
Ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking any medicine.
3. How to take Ascorbic Acid Tablets 50 mg:
The usual dose for the treatment of scurvy in children, adults or the elderly is two tablets three times a day and for possible deficiency two tablets per day. This means a daily maximum of six tablets.
The tablets may be sucked, chewed or swallowed with a drink of water.
Consult your doctor immediately if you have taken too many tablets.
If you have missed a dose, do not double-up on a dose to make up for the one you have missed.
4.Possible side effects:
Like all medicines, Ascorbic Acid can have side effects.
High doses (too many tablets per day) may cause diarrhoea or they may have a diuretic effect (passing water frequently). If this occurs you should stop taking the tablets.
These are all mild side effects of Ascorbic Acid.
If any of the side effects gets serious, or if you notice any side effects not listed in this leaflet, please tell your doctor or pharmacist.
5. How to store Ascorbic Acid Tablets 50 mg:
- Store in a dry place. Do not store above 20°C.
- Do not use Ascorbic Acid after the expiry/use before date on the pack.
- Keep out of the reach and sight of children
6.Further Information
What Ascorbic Acid Tablets 50mg contain
The active substance is Ascorbic Acid.
The other ingredients are silicon dioxide, talc, Stearic acid, lactose, sucrose and potato starch.
What Ascorbic Acid Tablets 50 mg look like and contents of the pack
Ascorbic Acid Tablets are plain white bi-convex tablets.
Ascorbic Acid Tablets are available in tubs of 100,500 or 1000 tablets and blister packs of 28 tablets.
Marketing Authorisation Holder:
Noumed Life Sciences Limited, Noumed House,
Shoppenhangers Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 2RB, United Kingdom
Manufacturer:
Norbrook Laboratories Umited,Newry,Co.Down, Northern Ireland.
PL 44041/0106
Legal Category: GSL
Leaflet revised: January 2018