Cebion 500 mg Vitamin C 20 Chewable Tablets Orange

WARNINGS
Vitamin C should be used with caution by people who suffer, or have suffered in the past, from nephrolithiasis (kidney stones) and by those with G6PD (glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase) deficiency, hemochromatosis, thalassemia or sideroblastic anemia. Those who suffer from diabetes, or who follow low-calorie diets, should take into account that the 500 mg, 1 g effervescent tablets, the lemon and orange flavored effervescent tablets and the orange flavored granules contain respectively 503, 1005, 810 and 7950 mg. about sucrose; glucose chewable tablets contain approximately 2,962 g of glucose. For these subjects it is recommended to take the drug sweetened with sorbitol, which does not contain glucose and is therefore more manageable. Subjects who follow a low sodium diet should take into account that the chewable tablets contain about 40 mg of sodium corresponding to about 0.1 g of table salt; the effervescent tablets of the drug contain approximately 285 mg of sodium corresponding to approximately 0.7 g of table salt. Ascorbic acid can interfere, at high doses, with the results of some diagnostic tests, in particular the search for glucose in the urine by non-specific means. It is therefore advisable to stop taking vitamin C a few days before proceeding with this examination.
PHARMACOTHERAPEUTIC CATEGORY
Ascorbic acid (vit. C), including associations.
STORAGE
The effervescent tablets are sensitive to humidity. The cap of the tube contains a desiccant which serves to protect the tablets from the humidity that could penetrate them; therefore the package must be carefully closed each time. The 1 g granules: store at a temperature not exceeding 30 degrees C. The 1 g effervescent tablets: store in the original packaging at a temperature not exceeding 25 degrees C.
CONTRAINDICATIONS / SECONDARY EFFECT
Hypersensitivity 'individual ascertained to the components or other closely related substances from a chemical point of view. The formulation with glucose (chewable tablet), due to the presence of glucose is contraindicated in patients with diabetes mellitus.
NAME
CEBION
EXCIPIENTS
500 mg tablet chewable: CD sucrose, glycerol palmitate stearate, magnesium stearate, all fruit flavor, saccharin, talc. 500 mg tablet effervescent: tartaric acid, sodium bicarbonate, adipic acid, orange flavor powder, saccharin, sucrose. 500 mg tablet chewable orange flavor: CD sucrose, glycerol palmitate stearate, sodium cyclamate, magnesium stearate, mandarin flavor, orange flavor, orange yellow S (E 110) - lacquer. 500 mg tablet chewable lemon flavor: CD sucrose, glycerol palmitate stearate, sodium cyclamate, magnesium stearate, lemon flavor, quinoline yellow (E 104) - lacquer. 500 mg tablet chewable blueberry flavor: CD sucrose, glycerol palmitate stearate, sodium cyclamate, magnesium stearate, blueberry flavor, indigo carmine (E 132) - lacquer, erythrosine (E 127) - lacquer. 1 g tablet effervescent: tartaric acid, sodium bicarbonate, adipic acid, orange flavor powder, saccharin, sucrose. 1 g tablet effervescent orange flavor: tartaric acid, sodium bicarbonate, sodium cyclamate, orange flavor powder, adipic acid, orange yellow S (E 110), orange yellow S (E 110) - lacquer, CD sucrose, granulated sucrose. 1 g tablet effervescent lemon flavor: tartaric acid, sodium bicarbonate, sodium cyclamate, lemon flavor powder, adipic acid, quinoline yellow (E 104), quinoline yellow (E 104) - lacquer, sucrose CD, granulated sucrose. 1 g orange flavor granules: orange flavor granules, freeze-dried orange, citric acid, sucrose. 500 mg tablet Chewable Sugar Free: glycerol palmitate stearate, magnesium stearate, sodium cyclamate, wild berries flavor, erythrosine (E 127) - lacquer, colloidal hydrated silica, sorbitol. 1 g tablet Effervescent Sugar Free: coated tartaric acid, sodium bicarbonate, adipic acid, sorbitol, sodium saccharin, sodium cyclamate, cedar flavoring powder, quinoline yellow (E 104), colloidal hydrated silica. 500 mg tablet Chewable with Glucose: Glucose, Glycerol Palmitate Stearate, Magnesium Stearate, Polyvinylpyrrolidone, Sodium Cyclamate, Mandarin Flavor Powder, Orange Flavor Powder.
SIDE EFFECTS
Hypersensitivity reactions may occur in predisposed subjects. At higher dosages than recommended, headaches and gastrointestinal disturbances have been reported.
PREGNANCY AND BREASTFEEDING
Ask your doctor for advice.
INDICATIONS
Vitamin C deficiency states
INTERACTIONS
If you are using other medicines ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice.
DOSAGE
The 500 mg chewable tablets and 500 mg effervescent tablets should be taken in a dose of 1-2 tablets per day. In severe cases, in which it is necessary to compensate for an intense state of Vitamin C deficiency, 2-3 or even more tablets per day. The effervescent tablets of 1 g should be taken in a dose of 1 tablet per day. Adults and children can take an effervescent tablet of the product once or even more times a day. The 1 g orange flavor granules can be administered one or more times a day for several consecutive days. Warning: do not exceed the indicated doses without medical advice.
ACTIVE PRINCIPLES
500 mg chewable tablets: ascorbic acid coated with 2.5% ethyl cellulose (vitamin C) 513 mg (equivalent to 500 mg ascorbic acid). Effervescent tablets of 500 mg, 1 g, 1 g orange flavor, 1 g lemon flavor, 1 g sugar-free and 500 mg chewable tablets with glucose: ascorbic acid (vitamin C). 500 mg chewable tablets orange flavor, lemon flavor, blueberry flavor, sugar free: ascorbic acid, sodium ascorbate.