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Treats and prevents scurvy (lack of vitamin C in your body). This medicine also helps wound healing in fractures and burns.
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Ortho/CS, Ascor L 500, Betac, Mega-C/A Plus, Ascor L NC, Cenolate |
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Ascorbic Acid
Ortho/CS, Ascor L 500, Betac, Mega-C/A Plus, Ascor L NC, Cenolate
Uses
Treats and prevents scurvy (lack of vitamin C in your body). This medicine also helps wound healing in fractures and burns.
Storage
- Throw away used needles in a hard, closed container that the needles cannot poke through.
- Keep this container away from children and pets.
Store the medicine in a closed container at room temperature, away from heat, moisture, and direct light.
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Keep all medicine away from children and never share your medicine with anyone.
Ask your pharmacist, doctor, or health caregiver about the best way to dispose of any outdated medicine or medicine no longer needed.
How To Use
- APPEARANCE: Injectable.
A nurse or other trained health professional will give you this medicine.
You may be taught how to give your medicine at home.
- Make sure you understand all instructions before giving yourself an injection.
- Do not use more medicine or use it more often than your doctor tells you to.
Your doctor will prescribe your exact dose and tell you how often it should be given.
- This medicine is given as a shot under your skin, into a muscle, or into a vein.
Side Effects
- Call your doctor right away if you notice any of these side effects:
Allergic reaction: Itching or hives, swelling in your face or hands, swelling or tingling in your mouth or throat, chest tightness, trouble breathing.
Dizziness or fainting.
Precautions
- You should not use this medicine if you have had an allergic reaction to ascorbic acid.
Drug Interactions
- Make sure your doctor knows if you are pregnant or breast feeding.
Let your doctor know if you have diabetes, kidney disease or if you are prone to kidney stones.
Make sure any doctor or dentist who treats you knows that you are using this medicine.
- This medicine may affect the results of certain medical tests.
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CONDITIONS OF USE: The information in this database is intended to supplement, not substitute for, the expertise and judgement of healthcare professionals. The information is not intended to cover all possible uses, directions, precautions, drug interactions or adverse effects, nor should it be construed to indicate that use of a particular drug is safe, appropriate or effective for you or anyone else. A healthcare professional should be consulted before taking any drug, changing any diet or commencing or discontinuing any course of treatment.
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