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| Field | Field type | Value |
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| 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 |
