Generic name: ascorbic acid (oral route) [ as-KORE-bik-AS-id ]
Drug class:Vitamins
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on May 20, 2022.
Commonly used brand name(s)
In the U.S.
- Ascocid
- C-500
- Cecon
- Cemill 1000
- Cemill 500
- Cevi-Bid
- C-Time w/Rose Hips
- Mega-C
- One-Gram C
- Protexin
- Sunkist Vitamin C
In Canada
- Ce-Vi-Sol
- Revitalose-C-1000
- Revitonus C-1000 Yellow Ampule
- Vitamin C Powder
Available Dosage Forms:
- Tablet, Chewable
- Powder
- Powder for Suspension
- Solution
- Capsule, Extended Release
- Tablet, Extended Release
- Capsule
- Tablet
- Wafer
- Liquid
Therapeutic Class: Nutritive Agent
Pharmacologic Class: Vitamin C (class)
Uses for One-Gram C
Vitamins are compounds that you must have for growth and health. They are needed in small amounts only and are usually available in the foods that you eat. Ascorbic acid, also known as vitamin C, is necessary for wound healing. It is needed for many functions in the body, including helping the body use carbohydrates, fats, and protein. Vitamin C also strengthens blood vessel walls.
Lack of vitamin C can lead to a condition called scurvy, which causes muscle weakness, swollen and bleeding gums, loss of teeth, and bleeding under the skin, as well as tiredness and depression. Wounds also do not heal easily. Your health care professional may treat scurvy by prescribing vitamin C for you.
Some conditions may increase your need for vitamin C. These include:
- AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome)
- Alcoholism
- Burns
- Cancer
- Diarrhea (prolonged)
- Fever (prolonged)
- Infection (prolonged)
- Intestinal diseases
- Overactive thyroid (hyperthyroidism)
- Stomach ulcer
- Stress (continuing)
- Surgical removal of stomach
- Tuberculosis
Also, the following groups of people may have a deficiency of vitamin C:
- Infants receiving unfortified formulas
- Smokers
- Patients using an artifi...
