Description
Folic acid is used for preventing low blood levels of folate (folate deficiency) and high blood levels of homocysteine. People who are pregnant or might become pregnant take folic acid to prevent serious birth defects.
Primary Uses
Anemia and nutritional deficiency
Indications
This medicine is used to treat Megaloblastic (larger than normal red blood cells) and Macrocytic (abnormally large red blood cells) Anemia due to folic acid deficiency. It is also used as dietary supplementation in pregnant females to prevent neonatal neural tube defects.
Side Effects
The patients using this medicine may experience abdominal cramps, diarrhea, rash, sleep disorders, irritability, confusion, behavior changes, gas, excitability, and seizures.
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