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Vitamin C

Vitamin C

Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) belongs to the group of water-soluble vitamins. Ascorbic acid has pronounced reducing properties. Ascorbic acid is involved in oxidation-reduction reactions, regulation of the metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids and proteins, affects the exchange of amino acids of the aromatic series, folic acid, the metabolism of thyroxine, catecholamines, histamine, steroid hormones, insulin, iron, necessary for blood coagulation, procollagen synthesis, collagen, intercellular substance, regeneration of connective and bone tissue. Ascorbic acid affects the synthesis of hemoglobin and the maturation of red blood cells, is involved in the regulation of the permeability of capillaries. Ascorbic acid helps to increase the body's resistance to infections and the negative influence of the external environment, improves appetite, helps to normalize sleep; has antioxidant and radioprotective properties; reduces hemorrhagic manifestations of radiation sickness and stimulates hemopoiesis. Deficiency of ascorbic acid in food leads to the development of insufficiency of ascorbic acid, since it is not synthesized in the body. Under certain circumstances, the body's need for ascorbic acid may increase, for example during a period of active growth, with physical or mental overexertion, with acute respiratory and other infectious diseases.

Trade name: Vitamin C
Pharmaceutical form: chewable tablets
Pharmacotherapeutic group: Simple preparations of ascorbic acid (vitamin C). Ascorbic acid (vitamin C). ATX Code A11G A01.
Registration number: №UA /16001/01/01, №UA /16002/01/01
Date of registration / valid until: the validity of the registration certificate is not limited from 16.05.2022
Packing: 8 tablets in a blister, 3 or 7 blisters in a pack.
Shelf life: 2 years.
Legal category: over the counter

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