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Synonyms / Brand Names: Folate, PGA, Pteroyl-L-glutamic acid, Pteroyl-L-monoglutamic acid, Pteroylglutamic acid, Pteroylmonoglutamic acid, Vitamin M, Vitamin Be, Vitamin Bc, Vitamin B9, Acifolic, Apo-Folic, Cytofol, Dosfolat B activ, Folacid, Folacin, Folbal, Folcidin, Foldine, Folettes, Foliamin, Folicet, Folipac, Folsan, Folsaure, Folsav, Folvite, Folvron, Incafolic, Millafol
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Dosing and Administration
General dosage
Adults and children
Up to 1 mg/day. Resistant cases may require larger doses; except during pregnancy and lactation, do not give therapeutic doses greater than 0.4 mg daily until pernicious anemia has been ruled out. May need to be increased in alcoholism, hemolytic anemia, anticonvulsant therapy, or chronic infection.
Maintenance of Dose
Adults and children 4 yr of age and older
0.4 mg/day.
Pregnant and lactating women
0.8 mg/day
Children younger than 4 yr of age
Up to 0.3 mg/day.
Infants
0.1 mg/day.
FDA Package Insert Resources
Indications, Contraindications, Side Effects, Drug Interactions, etc.
Calculate Creatine Clearance
On line calculator of your patients Cr Cl by a variety of formulas.
Convert pounds to Kilograms
On line calculator of your patients weight in pounds to Kg for dosing estimates.
Publication Resources
Recent articles, WikiDoc State of the Art Review, Textbook Information
Trial Resources
Ongoing Trials, Trial Results
Guidelines & Evidence Based Medicine Resources
US National Guidelines, Cochrane Collaboration, etc.
Media Resources
Slides, Video, Images, MP3, Podcasts, etc.
Patient Resources
Discussion Groups, Handouts, Blogs, News, etc.
International Resources
en Español
FDA Package Insert Resources
Indications
Contraindications
Side Effects
Drug Interactions
Precautions
Overdose
Instructions for Administration
How Supplied
FDA on Folic acid (oral)
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Publication Resources
Most Recent Articles on Folic acid (oral)
Review Articles on Folic acid (oral)
Articles on Folic acid (oral) in N Eng J Med, Lancet, BMJ
WikiDoc State of the Art Review
Textbook Information on Folic acid (oral)
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Trial Resources
Ongoing Trials with Folic acid (oral) at Clinical Trials.gov
Trial Results with Folic acid (oral)
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Guidelines & Evidence Based Medicine Resources
US National Guidelines Clearinghouse on Folic acid (oral)
Cochrane Collaboration on Folic acid (oral)
Cost Effectiveness of Folic acid (oral)
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Media Resources
Powerpoint Slides on Folic acid (oral)
Images of Folic acid (oral)
Podcasts & MP3s on Folic acid (oral)
Videos on Folic acid (oral)
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Patient Resources
Patient Information from National Library of Medicine
Patient Resources on Folic acid (oral)
Discussion Groups on Folic acid (oral)
Patient Handouts on Folic acid (oral)
Blogs on Folic acid (oral)
Folic acid (oral) in the News
Folic acid (oral) in the Marketplace
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International Resources
Folic acid (oral) en Español
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Adapted from the FDA Package Insert.