Vitamin c and Death - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Death is reported as a side effect among people who take Vitamin c (l-ascorbic acid), especially for people who are male, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Vitamin D3, and have Multiple myeloma.

The study is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 89,802 people who have side effects when taking Vitamin c from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Vitamin c?

Vitamin c has active ingredients of l-ascorbic acid. It is often used in immune response. eHealthMe is studying from 92,472 Vitamin c users. Check the latest studies of Vitamin c.

On Jul, 20, 2026

89,802 people reported to have side effects when taking Vitamin c.
Among them, 2,384 people (2.65%) died.

Among these 2,384 people:

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Related studies:

Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Vitamin c:

Vitamin c (92,472 reports)

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of l-ascorbic acid:

Death and drugs with ingredients of l-ascorbic acid (2,391 reports)

Sub-studies by gender and age:

Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Browse all side effects of Vitamin c:

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Death:

Death (3,125 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Death:

Death (3,686 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on l-ascorbic acid (the active ingredients of Vitamin c) and Vitamin c (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.

How to use the study?

DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).

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Vitamin c and Death - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

What is Vitamin c?

Among these 2,384 people:

How long have people been on Vitamin c when they died? *

What is the gender of people who died when taking Vitamin c? *

What is the age of people who died when taking Vitamin c? *

What are other drugs people take besides Vitamin c? *

What are other side effects people have before they died? *

What are the existing conditions these people have? *