ZING C

This brand name is authorized in Nigeria.

Active ingredients

The drug ZING C 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
A11-0662	Tablet	ZING C TABLET TAB 50 mg; 150 mg 2x12	ZING C TABLET VITAMIN C Vitamin C 50mg, Glucose 150mg A11-0662 Drugs NERVOUS SYSTEM Nigerian Products 2x12 OTC 22/03/2023 MECURE INDUSTRIES LIMITED, INDUSTRIES LIMITED PLOT 6, BLCK H, OSHODI IND ESTATE OSHODI LAGOS 12206062 pharma@mecure.com Me Cure Industries Ltd., Debo Industries Compound, Plot 6, Block H, Oshodi Industrial Scheme, Oshodi, Lagos. , Nigeria	31/08/2023

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	A11-0662