Active ingredient

Vitamin C

These 9 products sold in the Philippines list Vitamin C as an active ingredient. They are not necessarily interchangeable — concentration, the other ingredients, and the form all differ — but a reader paying three prices for three brands deserves to know they are buying the same molecule.

ProductBrandFormAmount statedWithdrawal
Bexan XP CapsuleThunderbirdcapsuleNot statedNot published by the manufacturer — ask your veterinarian or agrivet
Essential PlusVNJpowderNot statedNot published by the manufacturer — ask your veterinarian or agrivet
Excelite C PlusExcellencepowder, water-solubleNot statedNot published by the manufacturer — ask your veterinarian or agrivet
Laktamino XELDIliquid17.5 mg/5 mLNot published by the manufacturer — ask your veterinarian or agrivet
Levimin GKLDIpremix2,700 mg/kgNot published by the manufacturer — ask your veterinarian or agrivet
Multi-LyteLDIwater-soluble3,700 mg/kgNot published by the manufacturer — ask your veterinarian or agrivet
SelectrogenSagupaanpowder, water-solubleNot statedNot published by the manufacturer — ask your veterinarian or agrivet
Viminolak TabletLDItablet30 mgNot published by the manufacturer — ask your veterinarian or agrivet
Vitavet PlusLDIwater-soluble20 gNot published by the manufacturer — ask your veterinarian or agrivet

Same molecule does not mean same dose or same suitability. Ask a veterinarian or agrivet before substituting one for another.