I have vitamin C

Vitaminum C Hasco is a preparation used in the case of vitamin C deficiency in the body (insufficient supply with the diet, impaired absorption syndrome), increased demand for vitamin C (e.g. intense exercise, reduced body immunity, convalescence period, hyperthyroidism, tuberculosis, smoking) . Supportive, for example, in colds and flu, asthma, atherosclerosis, and impaired wound healing.

I have vitamin C (Hasco-Lek)

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Vitaminum C Hasco – indications and dosage

Vitaminum C Hasco is a recommended drug:

1. in vitamin C deficiency in the body (insufficient supply with diet, malabsorption syndrome),
2. in increased demand for vitamin C during intense exercise, reduced body immunity, convalescence, hyperthyroidism, tuberculosis and smoking,
3. supportive, e.g. during colds, flu, asthma, atherosclerosis or impaired wound healing.

Dosage of the preparation

Vitaminum C Hasco is in the form of tablets to be taken orally.

1. Adults and children after 12 years of age: preventive 100-200 mg / day, therapeutically 100-200 mg twice / day.
2. Children 6-12. years of age: preventive 100 mg / day, therapeutically 200-300 mg / day.
3. In children under 6 years of age, the use of the drug is not recommended due to the risk of aspiration.

Vitaminum C Hasco and contraindications

Hypersensitivity to any of its ingredients is a contraindication to the use of Vitaminum C Hasco.

Vitaminum C Hasco – warnings

1. In patients with deficiency of blood glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, urolithiasis or a tendency to form mineral deposits in the urinary system, with excessive excretion of oxalic acid in the urine, caution and limitation of the use of Vitaminum C Hasco is recommended.
2. Symptoms of scurvy may occur when treatment is stopped suddenly in patients taking vitamin C for a long time.
3. Vitamin C can cause false results in some laboratory tests (false-positive urine glucose test, false-negative stool blood test, low test results for certain enzymes, high or low blood serum bilirubin tests).
4. Patients with hereditary disorders of galactose intolerance, the lactase deficiency or glucose-galactose malabsorption should not use the preparation.
5. Pregnant and breastfeeding women should consult a doctor before using the drug.
6. During pregnancy and breastfeeding, ascorbic acid doses should not be used in excess of the daily requirement.

Vitaminum C Hasco with other drugs

1. The concomitant use of vitamin C with sulfonamides may lead to the precipitation of sulfonamide crystals in the urine.
2. Vitamin C causes increased iron absorption, lengthening the half-life of paracetamol in the blood, it also enhances the effect of flavin glycosides and may increase the concentration of estrogens in the blood serum.
3. High doses of acetylsalicylic acid, tetracyclines, oral contraceptives and barbiturates reduce the concentration of ascorbic acid in the blood.

Vitaminum C Hasco – side effects

Long-term use of high doses of Vitamin C Hasco may cause:

1. headaches,
2. reddening of the skin,
3. diuretic effect,
4. deposition of calcium oxalate and urate crystals in the urinary tract,
5. after abrupt discontinuation of the preparation, possible symptoms of deficiency (scurvy), and even addiction with headaches.