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Field	Field type	Value
generic	`String`	Ascorbic acid (vitamin C)
brand	`String`	Generic; huge OTC presence
structure	`File`
classes	List of `String`, delimiter: `,`	[[:Category:Vitamins\|Vitamin]] • [[:Category:Water-soluble_vitamins\|Water-soluble vitamin]] • [[:Category:Antioxidants\|Antioxidant]]
mechanism	`String`
uses	`String`	'"`UNIQ--vote-000012E5-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000012E6-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000012E7-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000012E8-QINU`"'
starting_dose	`String`	General supplementation 75-90 mg/d (RDA); scurvy treatment 100-1000 mg/d for several weeks; megadose claims unsupported
preparations	`String`	100, 250, 500, 1000 mg tablets, chewables, gummies, effervescent; IV (specialty)
fda_max	`String`	UL 2000 mg/d in adults
pill_id	`Text`
routes	List of `String`, delimiter: `,`	Oral • IV
onset	`String`	Days for symptom improvement in scurvy
duration	`String`	Hours
halflife	`String`	~10-20 days (steady-state body pool); single dose plasma ~2 hours
bioavailability	`String`	~70-90% at typical doses; saturable at high doses (>500 mg)
pregnancy	`String`	Safe at routine doses; routinely supplemented in pregnancy.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">[[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed\|citation needed]]]</sup>
legal	`String`	OTC in US