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Tell your health care professional if you have ever had any unusual or allergic reaction to ascorbic acid. Also, tell your health care professional if you are allergic to any other substances, such as foods, sulfites or other preservatives, or dyes.
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Ascorbic acid, or vitamin C, aids in many functions of the body, including the absorption of iron. Large doses of C do not usually cause toxicity because, as a water-soluble vitamin, it is simply excreted in the urine.
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Ascorbic acidAnother name for vitamin C.
HypercalcemiaHypercalcemia is a condition marked by abnormally high levels of calcium in the blood. It is an issue during vitamin D toxicity.
HypervitaminosisAnother name for vitamin toxicity.
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Vitamin C (Ascorbic acid)
RDA
40mg
Boosts the immune system, helps wounds heal, improves iron absorption, maintains health of gums, teeth, bones and blood vessels.
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Ascocid-500 (Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C))
(Oral)
Ascocid-500-D (Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C))
(Oral) ...
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4 - Vitamin C: Ascorbic acid by itself is not as useful as many believe. Take a "total C" formula, which also contains bioflavonoids (vitamin P). You will pay a little more, but it is worth it. It is also water soluble, so you cannot take too much.
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Blood creatinine levels can be affected by several medications, including methyldopa (Aldomet), trimethoprim (Proloprim, Trimpex), vitamin C (ascorbic acid), cimetidine (Tagamet), some diuretics, and cephalosporin antibiotics, ...
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deficiency disorder resulting from a lack of vitamin C (ascorbic acid) in the diet.
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Szent-Gyrgyi named it ascorbic acid (a-scorbic) because it cured scorbutic disease (scurvy). In 1937 Szent-Gyrgyi received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, in part for his isolation of vitamin C from paprika.
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Scurvy is a condition characterized by general weakness, anemia, gum disease (gingivitis), and skin hemorrhages resulting from a lack of ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) in the diet. Scurvy is now most frequently seen in older, malnourished adults.
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Correction of anemia and iron deficiency in vegetarians by administration of ascorbic acid. Department of Biochemistry, S M S Medical College, Jaipur - 302 004 India. Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology (India) , 1995, 39/4 (403-406) ...
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