What is Ascor: Uses, Warnings & Interactions

Injection routeYour doctor will prescribe your dose and schedule. This medicine is given through a needle placed in a vein.

Injection routeA nurse or other health provider will give you this medicine.

Injection routeYour doctor will prescribe your exact dose and tell you how often it should be given. This medicine is given as a shot under your skin, into a muscle, or into a vein.

Injection routeA nurse or other health provider will give you this medicine.

Injection routeYour doctor will prescribe your exact dose and tell you how often it should be given. This medicine is given as a shot under your skin, into a muscle, or into a vein.

Injection routeYour doctor will prescribe your dose and schedule. This medicine is given through a needle placed in a vein.

Injection routeThrow away used needles in a hard, closed container that the needles cannot poke through. Keep this container away from children and pets.

Store the medicine in a closed container at room temperature, away from heat, moisture, and direct light.

Keep all medicine out of the reach of children. Never share your medicine with anyone.

Ask your pharmacist, doctor, or health caregiver about the best way to dispose of any outdated medicine or medicine no longer needed.

This medicine is not right for everyone. You should not receive it if you had an allergic reaction to ascorbic acid.

Your doctor will do lab tests at regular visits to check on the effects of this medicine. Keep all appointments.

Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or if you have kidney disease, G6PD deficiency, or a history of kidney stones.

This medicine may cause the following problems:Kidney problems, including kidney stonesHemolysis (breakdown of red blood cells) in patients with G6PD deficiency

Tell any doctor or dentist who treats you that you are using this medicine. This medicine may affect certain medical test results.

Some medicines can affect how ascorbic acid works. Tell your doctor if you are using any of the following:Amphetamine, fluphenazineBlood thinner (including warfarin)Medicine to treat an infection (including bleomycin, doxycycline, erythromycin, kanamycin, lincomycin, streptomycin)

Make sure your doctor knows if you are taking any blood thinners such as warfarin (Coumadin®).

Tell any doctor or dentist who treats you that you are using this medicine. This medicine may affect certain medical test results.