Generic Name: Ascorbic acid
Brand Names:
Availability: Over-the-Counter (OTC)
Drug Class: Antioxidants
Treatment of scurvy:
The optimal dose has not been established. For information:
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Treatment is administered at least 2 weeks or longer (until symptoms resolve), then preventive treatment is given as long as the situation requires.
Prevention of scurvy:
Child and adult: 50 mg daily, as long as the situation requires
Ascorbic acid is well tolerated at indicated doses.
May cause: gastrointestinal disturbances and nephrolithiasis at doses > 1 g daily; may interfere with the measurement of glucose in blood and urine at doses ≥ 2 g daily.
Pregnancy: no contra-indication, do not exceed 1 g daily.
Breast-feeding: no contra-indication
– Below 25 °C