Therapeutic Action
Antianaemia drug
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Extracted information for FOLIC acid only.
Antianaemia drug
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Treatment of folate-deficient megaloblastic anaemias: severe malnutrition, repeated attacks of malaria, intestinal parasitosis, etc.
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Extracted information for FOLIC acid only.
Do not combine with sulfadiazine-pyrimethamine in patients with toxoplasmosis nor sulfadoxine- pyrimethamine in patients with malaria: folic acid reduces the efficacy of these treatments. Pregnancy: no contra-indication Breast-feeding: no contra-indication
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5 mg tablet
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Child under 1 year: 0.5 mg/kg once daily for 4 months Child over 1 year and adult: 5 mg once daily for 4 months; 15 mg once daily in malabsorption states
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Extracted information for FOLIC acid only.
Folic acid must not be used for the treatment of anaemia due to antifolates (pyrimethamine, trimethoprim or methotrexate). Use folinic acid. Folic acid is also used for primary and secondary prophylaxis of neural tube defects and for prophylaxis of acute anaemia in patients with sickle-cell anaemia.
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– Below 25 °C
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0.5 mg/kg once daily for 4 months
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5 mg once daily for 4 months; 15 mg once daily in malabsorption states
Candidate age grouping · source page 149