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Folic acid or Vitamin B9 is an essential nutrient for the body's growth, but this vitamin cannot be produced in the body and must be obtained from the diet. In many cases, you need to get this vitamin from supplements and medications. Folacid 5mg is an example. So what does Folacid 5mg do?
Before learning about the use of Folacid 5mg, let's find the answer, What is Folacid 5mg?
Before learning about the use of Folacid 5mg, let's find the answer, What is Folacid 5mg?
1. What is Folacid 5mg?
Folacid 5mg is a product of Pharmedic Pharmaceutical Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company. The drug has the main ingredient is folic acid with a content of 5mg, in addition, there are excipients such as: corn starch, lactose, povidone, sodium starch glycolate, magnesiterate. Folacid 5mg is applied in the treatment of hemophilia and prevention of anemia
Folacid 5mg belongs to the pharmacological group of B vitamins, nutrients. A box of Folacid 5mg with 4 blisters, each blister of 20 tablets, is popularly sold at drug stores nationwide.
2. What are the effects of Folacid 5mg?
The folic acid component in Folacid 5mg is effective in the treatment of a number of diseases such as:
Folic acid supplementation for pregnant women or previously pregnant women with neural tube defects. Treatment in combination with vitamin B12 for patients with megaloblastic anemia and red blood cells due to folate deficiency Folic acid deficiency: due to nutrition (malnutrition), malabsorption (tropical spure disease), increased need (pregnancy, deficiency) Chronic hemolytic anemia), increased loss (hemodialysis) or use of folate antagonists In the following cases, Folacid 5mg should not be prescribed:
Hypersensitivity to folic acid or to any of the ingredients any of the drugs. Folic acid alone or in combination with Vitamin B12 should not be used in doses that are insufficient to treat megaloblastic anemia of uncertain diagnosis. Patients with malignancy, unless megaloblastic anemia due to folic acid deficiency. Pharmacodynamics
Folic acid is a vitamin of group B. In the body it is reduced to tetrahydrofolate which is a coenzyme of many metabolic processes including the synthesis of purine or pyrimidine nucleotides, thus affecting DNA synthesis.
Folic acid is also involved in some amino acid metabolism. Folic acid is indispensable for nucleoprotein synthesis and normal erythropoiesis. Folic acid deficiency causes megaloblastic anemia similar to vitamin B12 deficiency anemia.
Pharmacokinetics
The drug is absorbed mainly in the small intestine. The drug is stored mainly in the liver and is concentrated in the cerebrospinal fluid, excreted by the kidneys. Folic acid crosses the placenta and is present in breast milk.
3. Usage and dosage of Folacid 5mg
3.1. How to use Folacid 5mg is made in the form of tablets, so the use of the drug is very easy. The drug will be taken orally. When taking, you should not chew the tablet, but swallow it whole. Drink with boiled water. According to experts, the medicinal properties of the drug will be best absorbed on an empty stomach. However, taking the drug on an empty stomach can cause stomach upset. In this case you can have a snack before taking the medicine. You should not lie down immediately after taking Folacid 5mg, let rest for about 30 minutes.
3.2. Dosage For each different use, the drug will be prescribed in different doses. Specifically:
For the prevention and treatment of folic acid deficiency: Megaloblastic anemia due to folate deficiency:
Adults: take 1 tablet daily, for 4 months, up to 15 mg/day when there is poor absorption. Children up to 1 year old: 500 pg/kg/day orally once a day. For chronic hemolytic anemia (thalassemia, sickle cell anemia): 1 tablet continuously every 1 or 7 days, depending on diet and speed of dissolution.
Prophylaxis for women of gestational age at high risk of neural tube defects during pregnancy. 1 tablet/day 4 weeks before pregnancy and continue throughout the first 3 months of pregnancy. For women of childbearing age: 400 pg/day.
3.3. What to do if you take an overdose or miss a dose? In the event of an overdose, you may experience symptoms similar to those of a side effect. At that time, you need to notify your doctor to be treated as soon as possible, to avoid affecting your health.
If you miss a dose, the patient should skip the missed dose, do not overlap the dose with the next dose. It is best for the drug to be effective, the patient should be cautious during use, do not overdose or forget the dose.
4. Side effects of Folacid 5mg
Like any other medicine, Folacid 5mg can cause you to experience some unwanted side effects such as: allergic skin rash or digestive disorders ...
The above is not all All side effects of Folacid 5mg. Therefore, when experiencing any symptoms suspected of being caused by this drug, you also need to inform your doctor/pharmacist so that you can handle it promptly and accurately.
5. Drug interactions
Combination of folate with sulphasalazine, oral contraceptives: folate absorption may be reduced. Concomitant use of folic acid with anticonvulsants: serum concentrations of anticonvulsants may be reduced. Cotrimoxazole reduces the therapeutic effect of folic acid in the treatment of megaloblastic anemia.
6. Note when using drugs
Use caution and consult a doctor if the drug is intended for use by pregnant women who are not at risk of neural tube defects and nursing mothers. Caution should be exercised when administering the drug to patients with folate-dependent tumors. During the use of the drug, the patient absolutely adheres to the dosage instructions of the treating doctor, avoiding increasing or decreasing the dose to speed up the treatment time. Before stopping using the drug, the patient should consult the treating doctor. Note: If the drug appears strange signs such as discoloration, deformation, watery, the patient should not use that medicine anymore. . The drug should be stored in a dry place, with moderate humidity and away from direct sunlight
Although Folacid 5mg belongs to the group of vitamin supplements, to ensure effective use and avoid side effects Undesirable, patients should carefully read the instructions and consult a doctor before use.
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