Vitamin C is essential for collagen synthesis and tissue repair. It plays a critical role in oxidation–reduction reactions, synthesis of catecholamines, carnitine, and steroids, and facilitates the conversion of folic acid to folinic acid.
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Vitamin C is indicated for the treatment and prevention of vitamin C deficiency and scurvy. It is widely used as supportive therapy in conditions such as infections, trauma, burns, cold exposure, postoperative recovery, fever, stress, and the common cold.
Additional uses include management of hematuria, dental caries, gum diseases, pyorrhea, acne, infertility, atherosclerosis, fractures, leg ulcers, hay fever, and prevention of vascular thrombosis. Vitamin C is also useful in methaemoglobinaemia, arsenic toxicity, levodopa toxicity, and in children receiving unfortified formulas.
Scurvy
Prevention: 25–75 mg daily
Treatment: >250 mg daily in divided doses
Parenteral: 250–500 mg IV once or twice daily for at least 2 weeks
Common Cold: ≥1 g daily in divided doses
Wound Healing: 2–4 tablets, 2–3 times daily
Thalassaemia: 100–200 mg daily with desferrioxamine
Stroke Risk Reduction (Elderly): 1–2 tablets daily
Other Conditions: 1–2 tablets daily
Effervescent Tablet: Dissolve one tablet in 100 ml water and drink immediately, once daily with meals or as directed by a physician
1 month–4 years: 125–250 mg daily
4–12 years: 250–500 mg daily
12–18 years: 500 mg–1 g daily
Neonates: 50–200 mg daily (adjust as required)
Metabolic Disorders: 200–400 mg daily (up to 1 g if needed)
Thalassaemia: 100–200 mg daily with desferrioxamine
Use with caution in patients with hyperoxaluria.
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