Folic Acid

The vitamin derives its name from the Latin word folium, leaf. It stimulate the production of red blood cells (RBCs). Folic Acid is composed of a pteridine heterocycle, para aminobenzoic acid, and glutamic acid. Various forms of it are present in a variety of plant and animal tissues. It was first isolated from spinach leaves where Folic Acid is now known to occur in relatively minute amounts compared to other food sources. Folic Acid is found in wide variety of foods, with its highest content being found in yeast, liver, and green vegetables.


Brands
BECEFOL BECEFOL BECEFOL IBERET FOLIC-500 GRADUMET IBERET FOLIC-500 GRADUMET IBEROL-F PRAMET-FA PRAMET-FA SURBEX-Z SURBEX-Z PERFECTIL VISIONACE FOLIC ACID FOLIC ACID TARDYFERON-F VIVIOPTAL FEFAN JECTOSOL PLUS THERAGRAN-H THERAGRAN-M THERAGRAN STRESS FOLIC ACID FOLIC ACID RONUVIT CALFO-V DILCOZYME DILCOZYME FERROCAP TR FERROCAP TR ONCE A DAY EPLAZYME EPLAZYME ETHIBEX ETHIBEX ETHIBEX -T FORTE OCULUVIT OCULUVIT EXTRA FEFOL SPANSULE FEFOL VIT SPANSULE REVITALE M REVITALE M REVITALE-B REVITALE-B STARVIT FEROLIC PANVITAN-M UNIHAEM MULTINA-33 MULTINA-33 MULTINA-33 MULTINA PLUS MULTINA PLUS MULTINA PLUS ENERVIT HICAP-M HICAP-SS PREGNOVIT HEMOTON-S HEMOTON-S HEMOVIT FOLIC ACID FOLIC ACID FOLIC ACID PEXOVIT COMBIPLEX SWAG THERIN-M SUPER TINCHU VIT MULTIBIONTA MULTIBIONTA-M MULTIBIONTA-M SANGOBION MULTICAL FEROPAL NURO-VIT VITAFER VITALET-H VITALET-M FERRODIN FERRODIN-F FERIFOLIC LITRISON SUPRADYN-N DYNAMIN-V FERFOLIC FERVIT VITAGLOBIN AWARDIN NUTRITION-12 NUTRITION-6 HERR -C 1000 CENTRUM MATERNA STRESSTABS TRI-HEMIC 600 FOLIC ACID NEOFE FOLIC EPLACHERRYS COMPOUND HIFER-FA MYTON-S MYTON-S MYTON-S FERROL PLUS MULTIMIN FOLIRON BIOFER FERROFOL VEENA FORTE VEENA FORTE SEVENSEAS MVM SEVENSEAS MVM NEW MOLTON-S NEW MOLTON-S APOFER-F CEBRIN DELFOL DELFOL DELFOL PLUS FOLITAB FOLITAB MAZIVIT M FOLACIN REKIRON TOXINIL EROGLOBIN EROGLOBIN FERUS FORO-B12 FORO-B12 FEROGEN FEROGEN DEEFOL DEEFOL FEROGAD-F BLOMIC ENEMIK HAEM VISAVIT THERON-F THERON-F AFNA-VIT AFNA-VIT IROLIC HONEYPLEX EFFECO TONIC T-FAN SUPERR-7 IRONAL-F IRONMIN UNIHAEM-F SUPRADYN MALCIFER-F MALCIFER-F MALCIFER-F AMROTON AMROTON FEROXIL FOLIC ACID FOLIC ACID FEROSOFT FA POLYFER FA POLYFER FA BISLERI DIABETONE MYFER HEPATOVIT IROMED AMINOVIT FERITOSE-F PLUS SEPTOPLEX RUBIFER-F PREGNATAL FERRY-F ENGRAN FOLVIT FEGURAL FEGURAL FEGURAL RIB C SEMOGLOBIN QUANTUM GOLD QUANTUM SUPER FERTOZ EPIVITE NEUROVIT-M OLIVIT FERROXIL GLOFT-F MAFERRO PLUS MAFERRO PLUS HEMRIN TECHNOFER-F GAPLEX-F GLUBIRON F GLUBIRON F HEMOROSE-F MYVIT-T MB RON FA SUCCIRON IRON PLUS FOLIC FOLIC VIFOLIX GIOFER-F HAEMAID-F BISLERI F BISLERI F NOVARISE VIVASE-F FOLIC ACID FOLIC ACID LOWRAN-F BIORON-F BIORON-F BIORON-F FOLIC ACID ZAL FUCEF HAEMATIC-F ACTIFER VITIRON C ZEEFOLIC BECE VIT FERATONIC-VIT PROFER HEMOPLEX F HEMOPLEX F GIVITOL CORAMIN-G HEMOSOFT FA NEUTROFER UNIHA F THERIN VIT BABY ACTIVE MULTEX MULTEX FOLFE FERONA FERROFIT GROBIN-F IMFA-F INDOFER PLUS AWARDIN PLUS LYMFO ACEFER-F MALTOFER FOL MALTOFER FOL POONG HB RISE PLUS MALT MALT MACIFAR F INTRAFER FA FERROTONE IPRAFER FORTE FERTOGEN F FERROJIN MALTEF POLORON IRPO-FA IRPO-FA HEMAFER FERTOGEN SERROLACT - F SUCROFER F REDIFER CARON HEMFIL F HEMOTIN IROTON F FEROFORT F BIOIRON F HAEMOTYL F ALVIT F FERFIX-FA FEROREX-F FEROREX-F FERRADOL -F FEROVEL FOLYRON FERALL FERALL FERALL FERALL BIOMALT-F BIOMALT-F IROMALT IROMALT POLYTOSE F FEROMAX MALTOLEY POLYWAN-F ADDFER-F EMICO FOLIC ACID GLOBIN GLOBIN IROMIC PLUS LUBERON-F POLON CHEWABLE SOFIRON F STAIFLIC FEMOTOS F HASFOL IHP-F IROTAB-F LOWRATE LOWRATE MALTOLUS F MALTOLUS F MEGAIRON-F MEGAIRON-F POLY-F POLY-F RED-F RED-F WINFER-F FEMOTOSE F CHEWRON PLANKA FA CRESS-F CRESS-F EVERFOL FEFOLIC FEFOLIC FEFOLIC FERPLEX PLUS I-FOLIC I-FOLIC I-FOLIC IROFOLIC IRON-P IRONTOSE-F MARIVET-F NENFERON-F NIMTOSE-F NIMTOSE-F NIMTOSE-F NIMTOSE-F RBC-F SORREL FA SORREL FA VARIENCE-HB WINPLUS FE AID PLUS FERIMOZ FERIMOZ FOLICEF FOLIMAK FOLION GLEE GLEE HIFER TABLET IPM-PLUS IROPAS MASPLEX PLUS MASPLEX PLUS SAFIRON-F SAPIFER-F SAPIFER-F FOLIMIC ALLIFER POLYCEBRIN-F FERROCEBRINE-F RUBICAP AWAHAEM FE-CHEW FA CAYFER CAYFER F EVIVAL FITERNA FOLIFUR FERRUX-FA HAEMPLEX-F IRENCIA POLYROLE REGNUM FERWEL FOLITOZ F HEAMOCARE PLUS HEMOSOFT-F HIPOC GERICAP AMROTOSE-F BIOFER-F CAY-PLEX-F CAY-PLEX-F COMFER-F DEWFER-F DEWFER-F EISEN FELTOSE FER-P-F PLUS FEROPRIME IPMA-PLUS IPMA-PLUS IROPAS-F MALTIGON-F POLORON-F POLYMALT-F PREGROSE-F VENAGRO-F VIVA-F
Adult Dose
Dose: 3 mg
Single Dose: 3 (3)
Frequency: 24 hourly
Route: IV
Instructions: For 6 weeks.
Neonatal
Dose: 0.5 mg/kg
Single Dose: 0.5 (0.5)
Frequency: 24 hourly
Route: Oral
Instructions:
Paedriatic
Dose: 0.5 mg/kg
Single Dose: 0.5 (0.5)
Frequency: 24 hourly
Route: Oral
Instructions:
Characteristics
Folic Acid also known as Folacin, Folacin. . It is of Synthetic origin and belongs to Glutamic Acid. It belongs to Nutrients and Vitamins pharmacological group on the basis of mechanism of action and also classified in Hematological Agents pharmacological group.The Molecular Weight of Folic Acid is 441.40. Its pKa is 4.7, 6.8, 9.
Contraindications
Folic Acid
Effects
The severe or irreversible adverse effects of Folic Acid, which give rise to further complications include Neuropathy, Bronchospasm, Itchy skin eruptions, Malaise, Status epilepticus.The symptomatic adverse reactions produced by Folic Acid are more or less tolerable and if they become severe, they can be treated symptomatically, these include Anorexia, Erythema, Itching, Skin rash.
Indications
Folic Acid is primarily indicated in conditions like Anaemia, Coeliac disease, Folate-deficient megaloblastic anaemia, For prophylaxis in chronic haemolytic states or in renal dialysis, For prophylaxis in pregnancy, Haemolytic anaemia, Megaloblastic anaemia, Myelofibrosis, To prevent 1st occurrence of neural tube defect, To prevent recurrence of neural tube defect, Vitamin deficiency.
Interactions
Folic Acid is known to interact with other drugs, the details of drug interactions is as follows:DrugDetailsSeverityOnsetManagementdeferoxamineEpoetinFosphenytoinMethotrexateSulphasalazine These interactions are sometimes beneficial and sometimes may pose threats to life. Always consult your physician for the change of dose regimen or an alternative drug of choice that may strictly be required.
Interfrence
Risks
If prescribing authority justifies the benefits of the drug against the possible damages he/she should reevaluate them and consult the reference material and previous studies.
Storage
Inj Store at room temperature. Do not Freeze. Tab Store in a well closed container, Below 40°C. Protect from Sunlight and Heat.
Warnings
Folic acid should be used with extreme caution in patients with any sort of anemia (especially pernicious anemia). Caution is advised in patients who may have folate dependant tumor. Folic acid should not be given alone or in conjunction with inadequate amount of vitamin B12 for the treatment of undiagnosed megaloblastic anaemia.
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