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Medicines > generic : Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) or Codeine & onset: Days for symptom improvement in scurvy

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brand:
Generic; huge OTC presence (1)
classes:
[[:Category:Antioxidants|Antioxidant]] (1) · [[:Category:Vitamins|Vitamin]] (1) · [[:Category:Water-soluble_vitamins|Water-soluble vitamin]] (1)
mechanism:
None (1)
uses:
'"`UNIQ--vote-000012E5-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000012E6-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000012E7-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000012E8-QINU`"' (1)
starting dose:
General supplementation 75-90 mg/d (RDA); scurvy treatment 100-1000 mg/d for several weeks; megadose claims unsupported (1)
preparations:
100, 250, 500, 1000 mg tablets, chewables, gummies, effervescent; IV (specialty) (1)
fda max:
UL 2000 mg/d in adults (1)
routes:
IV (1) · Oral (1)
onset: (Click arrow to add another value)
duration:
Hours (1)
halflife:
~10-20 days (steady-state body pool); single dose plasma ~2 hours (1)
bioavailability:
~70-90% at typical doses; saturable at high doses (>500 mg) (1)
pregnancy:
Safe at routine doses; routinely supplemented in pregnancy.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">&#91;[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation&nbsp;needed]]&#93;</sup> (1)
legal:
OTC in US (1)

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