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Discount Drug Mart (vitamin c)

Last updated: June 21, 2026
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Discount Drug Mart is the brand name for vitamin c. According to the FDA-approved label, temporary relieves: ■ cough due to cold ■ occasional minor irritation or sore throat. FAERS contains 89,182 submissions naming this drug from 2003 through 2026; the top three reactions cited are fatigue, headache, and pain.

Most-Reported Reactions

Counts of the reactions most often cited in FAERS submissions that named Discount Drug Mart. Inclusion here does not establish causation - submitters describe what was observed, not what was confirmed. One submission can list several reactions, so the totals exceed the report count.

FATIGUE 10,781 (12.1%) HEADACHE 7,706 (8.6%) PAIN 7,547 (8.5%) NAUSEA 7,468 (8.4%) DIARRHOEA 7,312 (8.2%) OFF LABEL USE 7,199 (8.1%) DRUG INEFFECTIVE 7,146 (8.0%) DYSPNOEA 5,770 (6.5%) ARTHRALGIA 5,517 (6.2%) DIZZINESS 5,436 (6.1%) RASH 5,187 (5.8%) ASTHENIA 5,021 (5.6%) VOMITING 4,686 (5.3%) PRURITUS 4,185 (4.7%) MALAISE 3,975 (4.5%)

Patient Demographics

Patient sex and age across the FAERS submissions that named Discount Drug Mart. Percentages here are computed only from submissions where these fields were filled in - many leave them blank.

By Sex

Female Male Unknown

By Age Group

0-17 18-44 45-64 65+

Severity Outcomes

Severity flags recorded across the 89,182 FAERS submissions that named Discount Drug Mart. Each bar shows the count of those reports carrying that flag. A single case can carry more than one (a hospitalization that became life-threatening, for example), so these bars are independent rates - they don't sum to 100%. Inclusion of a case under any flag does not establish that the drug caused the outcome.

DEATH 7,589 (8.5%) HOSPITALIZATION 24,070 (27.0%) LIFE-THREATENING 5,074 (5.7%) DISABLING 6,367 (7.1%)

Submissions Per Quarter

Quarterly count of FAERS submissions that named Discount Drug Mart. Ups and downs on this chart can track prescribing volume, news cycles, or shifts in how reports get filed, rather than the drug becoming safer or more dangerous.

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026

From the FDA-Approved Label

Excerpts from the official FDA-approved prescribing information for Discount Drug Mart. This is the authoritative source on indications, warnings, and known adverse reactions.

Indications

temporary relieves: ■ cough due to cold ■ occasional minor irritation or sore throat

Warnings

Sore throat warning: If sore throat is severe, persists for more than 2 days, is accompanied or follow headache, rash, swelling, nausea, or vomiting, consult a doctor promptly. These may be serious.

FDA label effective date: 2025-09-03

Disclaimer

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