ASCORVIT

This brand name is authorized in Nigeria. It is also authorized in Turkey.

Active ingredients

The drug ASCORVIT contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):

1	Vitamin C UNII PQ6CK8PD0R - ASCORBIC ACID
	Ascorbic acid, coupled with dehydroascorbic acid to which it is reversibly oxidised, has a variety of functions in cellular oxidation processes. Ascorbic acid is required in several important hydroxylations, including the conversion of proline to hydroxyproline and appears to have an important role in metal ion metabolism, including the gastrointestinal absorption of iron and its transport between plasma and storage organs.
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Packages

This drug has been approved in Nigeria as follows:

Identifier	Form	Presentation	Description	Approval
04-0582	Chewable tablet	Ascorvit Chewable Tablet TAB_CHEW 100 mg 1 x 1000's (in plastic secure-container)	Chewable tablet. Orange tablet with “ASCORVIT” marked on one side and “SAM” marked on the other side	28/08/2024
04-5918	Tablet	Ascorvit Chewable Tablets TAB 100 mg 1 X 100	Ascorvit Chewable Tablets 04-5918 Ascorvit ASCORBIC ACID NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENT ASCORBIC ACID 100MG TABLETS X 100 OVER THE COUNTER TREATMENT OF VITAMIN C DEFICIENCY AND SCURVY SAM PHARMACEUTICAL LIMITED NIGERIA SAM PHARMACEUTICAL LIMITED NIGERIA 08/25/2022 08/24/2027	25/08/2022

Medicine classification

This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:

ATC Group		Classification
A11GA01	Ascorbic acid (vit C)	A Alimentary tract and metabolism → A11 Vitamins → A11G Ascorbic acid (Vitamin C), incl. combinations → A11GA Ascorbic acid (vitamin C), plain
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Authorization and marketing

This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:

Country	Identification scheme	Identifier(s)
NG	Registered Drug Product Database	04-0582, 04-5918
TR	İlaç ve Tıbbi Cihaz Kurumu	8680222750246