Composition
Folic acid 1 mg, 5 mg; tablets.
Indications
Treatment, prevention of folate deficiency states.
Side Effects/Precautions
Occasional skin rashes or GIT disturbances. Diagnosis of pernicious anemia should be ruled out before administering folic acid.
Dosage and Administration
Folicum 5 mg
In folate-deficient megaloblastic anemia:
initially, 5 mg daily for 4 months; maintenance, 5 mg every 1-7 days depending on underlying disease.
Children over one year: the adult dose for megaloblastic anemia.
Children below one year: 0.5 mg/kg daily.
Folicum 1 mg
In prophylaxis of megaloblastic anemia in pregnancy, usual dose is 7z tablet daily.
For proven folate deficiency: 72-1 tablet is recommended until a hematopoietic response is obtained; the daily maintenance dose is 0.5 mg.
Supplementary nutrition in pregnancy andlactation: a daily dose of 72-1 tablet is recommended.
Packaging
t: 1 mg x 20
5 mg x 20, 500, 100.