Sodium Ascorbate
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Feb 25, 2025.
Excipient (pharmacologically inactive substance)
What is it?
Sodium ascorbate (C6H7NaO6) is the sodium salt form of vitamin C that is more easily absorbed than ascorbic acid. Sodium ascorbate can be given as an injection. Sodium ascorbate is also found in osmotic laxatives indicated for cleansing of the colon as a preparation for colonoscopy. It may also be found as an ingredient in other pharmaceutical products. Sodium ascorbate can also be used as a food additive and is listed on the FDA list of generally recognized as safe (GRAS) substances.[1][2]
Some examples of medications containing Sodium Ascorbate
- Acitretin 25 mg
- Acitretin 25 mg
- Acitretin 10 mg
- Acitretin 17.5 mg
- Acitretin 17.5 mg
- Acitretin 25 mg
- Acitretin 22.5 mg
- Acitretin 22.5 mg
- Acitretin 10 mg
- Acitretin 17.5 mg
- Folgard vitamin D3 2000 IU / folic acid 800 mcg / vitamin B6 12 mg / vitamin B12 120 mcg
- Integra Vitamin B Complex with C and Iron
- Integra Vitamin B Complex with C and Iron
- Multivitamin with Fluoride (Chewable) multivitamin with fluoride 0.25 mg
- Multivitamin with Fluoride (Chewable) multivitamin with fluoride 1 mg
- Multivitamin with Fluoride (Chewable) multivitamin with fluoride 0.5 mg
- Prenatal Plus Prenatal Vitamin with Iron Fumarate
- Priftin 150 mg
- Priftin 150 MG
- Select-OB Prenatal Multivitamins with Folic Acid 1 mg and Iron 29 mg
References
- Drugs.com. Sodium ascorbate. Accessed April 8, 2012. http://www.drugs.com/cdi/sodium-ascorbate-injection.html
- FDA’s SCOGS database; L-ascorbic acid; SCOGS-Report Number: 59; http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodIngredientsPackaging/GenerallyRecognizedasSafeGRAS/GRASSubstancesSCOGSDatabase/ucm260452.htm Accessed March 26, 2012.
Further information
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