Folic acid1
Drug class: Vitamins/antianemicmedications
Dosage form: Tablet
Ingredients: Each tablet contains 1or 5 mg folic acid.
Mechanism of action: As a type of B vitamin, folic acid is essential for erythropoiesis and the production of some coenzymes involved in the metabolic system.
Indications:
Treating folic acid deficiency
Preventing drug toxicity (methotrexate, etc.)
Dosage form: Tablet
Ingredients: Each tablet contains 1or 5 mg folic acid.
Mechanism of action: As a type of B vitamin, folic acid is essential for erythropoiesis and the production of some coenzymes involved in the metabolic system.
Indications:
Treating folic acid deficiency
Preventing drug toxicity (methotrexate, etc.)
Name: Folic acid
Drug class: Vitamins/antianemicmedications
Dosage form: Tablet
Ingredients: Each tablet contains 1or 5 mg folic acid.
Mechanism of action: As a type of B vitamin, folic acid is essential for erythropoiesis and the production of some coenzymes involved in the metabolic system.
Indications:
Treating folic acid deficiency
Preventing drug toxicity (methotrexate, etc.)
Dosage and administration: Doctors decide the dosage to be taken, but the common dose for folic acid deficiency treatment is one 1mg tablet/day.
To prevent toxic side effects of somedrugs (methotrexate, etc.), the doctor may increase the dose to 5 mg daily.
Side effects: Any medication may cause adverseeffects in addition to its desired therapeutic effects. Folic acid rarely has a serious side effect, but it may cause skin reactions, restlessness, and hot flashes in some people.
Contraindications:
Do not take folic acid if you are allergic to it.
At high doses, folic acid might prevent diagnosis of anemia of vitamin B12 deficiency, so consult your doctor before taking this medication.
Folic acid alone is not sufficient to treat some anemia subtypes and hence is not recommended.
Drug class: Vitamins/antianemicmedications
Dosage form: Tablet
Ingredients: Each tablet contains 1or 5 mg folic acid.
Mechanism of action: As a type of B vitamin, folic acid is essential for erythropoiesis and the production of some coenzymes involved in the metabolic system.
Indications:
Treating folic acid deficiency
Preventing drug toxicity (methotrexate, etc.)
Dosage and administration: Doctors decide the dosage to be taken, but the common dose for folic acid deficiency treatment is one 1mg tablet/day.
To prevent toxic side effects of somedrugs (methotrexate, etc.), the doctor may increase the dose to 5 mg daily.
Side effects: Any medication may cause adverseeffects in addition to its desired therapeutic effects. Folic acid rarely has a serious side effect, but it may cause skin reactions, restlessness, and hot flashes in some people.
Contraindications:
Do not take folic acid if you are allergic to it.
At high doses, folic acid might prevent diagnosis of anemia of vitamin B12 deficiency, so consult your doctor before taking this medication.
Folic acid alone is not sufficient to treat some anemia subtypes and hence is not recommended.
