FOLIC ACID

Posology Children:

May be given 5mg to 15mg daily, in divided doses, according to the severity of the deficiency state.

Adults:

Initial dose of 10mg to 20mg daily, in divided doses, for 14 days or until a haematopoietic response has been obtained. 5mg to 10mg daily. 5mg (1ml) daily.

Elderly:

As for adults. Method of administration For oral administration only.

Allergic reactions to folic acid have been reported. Mild gastro-intestinal upsets are rare but may occur. Anaphylactic reactions have been reported with frequency not known. Reporting of suspected adverse reactions Reporting suspected adverse reactions after authorisation of the medicinal product is important.

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If folic acid is used indiscriminately, there is a danger that patients with pernicious anaemia and other B12 deficiency states, despite a haematological remission, may develop irreparable neurological lesions. Therefore a full clinical diagnosis should be made before initiating treatment.

Folic acid is removed by haemodialysis. Excipient warnings This product contains methyl parahydroxybenzoate (E218), which may cause allergic reactions (possibly delayed). This product also contains glycerol (E422) which may cause headache, stomach upset and diarrhoea.

Known hypersensitivity to folic acid. Known hypersensitivity to hydroxybenzoate esters. Patients with folate dependent tumours. Patients with malignant disease, unless megaloblastic anaemia due to folic acid deficiency.