Folic Acid Tablets contains folic acid, a vitamin essential in the production and maintenance of new cells.
Folic Acid Tablets are used in the treatment and prevention of:
-Anaemia due to a lack of folic acid in adults and children.
-Anaemia in pregnancy.
-Anaemia, as a side effect from treatment with certain medicines.
-Anaemia due to damaged red blood cells.
-Anaemia in patients on kidney dialysis.
Folic acid Tablets can also be given to some women before and during pregnancy to prevent spina bifida (an abnormality of the spine) in babies, which can be caused by deficiency of this vitamin.
How to take
Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor has told you. Check with your doctor if you are not sure.
Your doctor will decide the right dose for you. This medicine should be swallowed. Unless told otherwise, take your tablet with water.
The recommended doses are as follows:
Anaemia
Adults and children over 1 year:
One tablet a day for the treatment of anaemia or one tablet everyone to seven days for the prevention of anaemia (depending on diet and underlying disease).
Children less than 1 year of age:
500 micrograms per kilogram of body weight daily.
Prevention of spina bifida:
One tablet a day, starting before conception and continuing for the first three months of pregnancy.
Precautions
Do not take Folic Acid Tablets:
If you are allergic to folic acid or to any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6).
If you have cancer (unless you have anaemia due to a deficiency of folic acid)
Other medicines and Folic Acid Tablets. Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines.
Folic Acid Tablets contains lactose. If you have been told by your doctor that you have an intolerance to some sugars, contact your doctor before taking this medicinal product.
