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Vitamin C is used to prevent and treat scurvy, a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C in the body. Vitamin C is sometimes prescribed for other uses; ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.
Vitamin C comes in extended-release (long-acting) capsules and tablets, lozenges, syrup, chewable tablets, and liquid drops to be given by mouth. It usually is taken once a day. Follow the directions on the package or on your prescription label carefully, and ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand. Take Vitamin C exactly as directed. Do not take more or less of it or take it more often than prescribed by your doctor. Some tablets should be chewed; other tablets and capsules should be swallowed with a full glass of water. It may take up to 3 weeks for symptoms of scurvy to improve. |