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LEXPEC is a brand name for Folic Acid. The medicine, its uses, side effects and dosage are the same regardless of brand.
Used for: 1. Folate deficient megaloblastic anaemia 2. Folate deficient megaloblastic anaemia in infants 3. Malabsorption syndromes 3.1 Tropical sprue 3.2 Coeliac disease 3.3 Non-tropical sprue 4. Megaloblastic anaemia in pregnancy 5. Megaloblastic anaemia associated with alcoholism 6. Megaloblastic anaemia associated with…
Verbatim from this product's MHRA label. Tap a section to expand.
For oral administration only.
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 haemopotoietic response has been obtained. 5mg to 10mg daily. 5mg (1ml) daily.
Elderly:
As for adults.
Allergic reactions to folic acid have been reported. Frequency not known: anaphylactic reaction. Mild gastro-intestinal upsets are rare but may occur.
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. Excipients in the Formulation - Methyl and propyl hydroxybenzoates are contained in this product which may cause allergic reactions (possibly delayed). 5 mg in each 5ml. Co-administration with any substrate for alcohol dehydrogenase such as ethanol may induce serious adverse effects in neonates.
5% of the WHO recommended maximum daily intake of 2 g sodium for an adult.
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.
Not medical advice. Always read the patient information leaflet and follow your prescriber or pharmacist.
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