What Are the Risks of Vitamin C Pills?

This product contains 100 mg of vitamin C, the main ingredient. The auxiliary materials are sugar, talc, Sichuan wax, peach gum, and pigment (lemon yellow).

Vitamin C pills, the indication is to prevent and treat scurvy and various acute and chronic infectious diseases or other diseases to enhance the body's resistance. It can also be used for adjuvant treatment during the recovery period, wound healing period and allergic diseases.

Drug Name: Vitamin C pills

Drug type
Use classification: Vitamin C supplements

Vitamin C Pill Ingredients

This product contains 100 mg of vitamin C, the main ingredient. The auxiliary materials are sugar, talc, Sichuan wax, peach gum, and pigment (lemon yellow).

Vitamin C Pill Properties

This product is sugar pills, except for sugar coating, it is white or off-white.

Vitamin C pills action categories

This product is a vitamin over-the-counter medicine.

Vitamin C pills indications

It is used to prevent and treat scurvy and various acute and chronic infectious diseases or other diseases to enhance the body's resistance. It can also be used for adjuvant treatment during the recovery period, wound healing period and allergic diseases.

Vitamin C pills specifications

100 mg

Vitamin C pills usage and dosage

oral. Adults take 1 pill once a day.

Vitamin C pills adverse reactions

The recommended dose has no adverse effects. If it is taken excessively for a long time, it will cause the following adverse reactions:
1. Long-term use (2-3 grams per day) can cause scurvy after discontinuation;
2. Long-term overdose may occasionally cause urate, cysteine or oxalate stones.
3. Overdose (more than 1 gram a day) can cause diarrhea, red and bright skin, headache, frequent urination, nausea, vomiting, stomach upset and other reactions.

Vitamin C pills precautions

1. This product should not be overdose for a long time, otherwise sudden withdrawal may lead to symptoms of scurvy.
2. Pregnant women overdose can induce neonatal scurvy.
3. The following situations should be used with caution:
(1) Cysteineuria (2) Gout (3) High oxalateuria (4) Oxalate deposition (5) Urine kidney stones (6) Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase Deficiency (7) Hemophilia (8) Hemangioblastic anemia, thalassemia (9) Sickle cell anemia (10) Diabetes (due to vitamin C interference in blood glucose quantification).
4. Disable when the character of this product changes.
5. Seek medical attention immediately if overdose or serious adverse reactions occur.
6. Children must use under adult supervision.
7. Keep this medicine out of the reach of children.

Vitamin C pills drug interactions

1. Oral high-dose vitamin C can interfere with the anticoagulant effect of anticoagulants.
2. Combined with barbital or polimetone, can promote increased excretion of vitamin C.
3. Should not be combined with sulfa drugs.
4. Salicylic acid can increase excretion of vitamin C.
5. When using this product for a long time or a large amount, it can interfere with the effect of disulfiram on ethanol.
6. If you are taking other medicines, please consult your physician or pharmacist before using this product.

Vitamin C pills pharmacological action

Vitamin C participates in the body's antibody, collagen formation and tissue repair, as well as the metabolism of carbohydrates, fats and proteins, reduces capillary fragility and increases body resistance.