Folic Acid 5mg Tablets

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• This medicine has been prescribed for you only. Do not pass it on to others. It may harm them, even if their signs of illness are the same as yours.
• If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. See section 4.

1. What Folic Acid Tablets are and what they are used for
2. What you need to know before you take Folic Acid Tablets
3. How to take Folic Acid Tablets
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Folic Acid Tablets
6. Contents of the pack and other information

• if you are allergic to folic acid or to any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6).
• if you have cancer (unless you have anaemia due to a deficiency of folic acid)

Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Folic Acid Tablets:

• if you are undergoing haemodialysis due to kidney failure
• if you are receiving a coronary stent (a tube that is inserted in the artery that leads to the heart, in order to stop blockages)
• if you suffer from pernicious anaemia (a disorder preventing the absorption of vitamin B12) or could be suffering from a lack of vitamin B12
• if you have a tumour. Care needs to be taken in patients with certain tumours.

Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines.

The following medicines can affect or be affected by treatment with Folic Acid Tablets:

• phenytoin, phenobarbital and primidone (used to control epileptic fits)
• Fluorouracil, a drug used to treat certain tumours
• antibiotics. Some antibiotics (trimethoprim and sulphonamides, sometimes combined as co-trimoxazole) reduce the effect of folic acid. All antibiotics can interfere with folic acid blood test results
• Some indigestion remedies (edible clay and antacids containing aluminium or magnesium). Allow at least a two hour gap between taking your Folic Acid Tablets and indigestion remedies
• Preparations containing zinc such as vitamins or food supplements (this may be important in pregnancy)
• sulfasalazine, used to treat the inflammatory bowel conditions ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease
• cholestyramine, used to reduce cholesterol levels in the blood

This medicine can be taken in pregnancy to treat anaemia.

If you are breast feeding please speak with your doctor before taking this medicine.

This medicine should not affect your ability to drive a car or operate machinery.

If you have been told by your doctor that you have an intolerance to some sugars, contact your doctor before taking this medicinal product.

Adults and children over 1 year:

One tablet a day for the treatment of anaemia or one tablet everyone to seven days for the prevention of anaemia (depending on diet and underlying disease).

Children less than 1 year of age:

500 micrograms per kilogram of body weight daily.

One tablet a day, starting before conception and continuing for the first three months of pregnancy.

If you (or anybody else, including a child), takes more Folic Acid Tablets than you should, it is unlikely that this medicine will cause any harm. If you are at all concerned contact your doctor. Always take the carton and this leaflet with you.

If you forget a dose, take another as soon as you remember. If it is almost time for your next dose, then do not take the missed dose at all. Do not take a double dose to make up for a forgotten dose.

If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. You can also report side effects directly via the yellow card scheme at www.mhra.gov.uk/yellowcard or search for MHRA Yellow Card in the Google Play or Apple App Store.

By reporting side effects you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.

The active substance is folic acid. The tablet comes in one strength, 5mg.

The other ingredients are: lactose, maize starch, acacia spray-dried, magnesium stearate and stearic acid.

Folic Acid Tablets are plain yellow, biconvex tablets with a breakline on one face and CP on the reverse.

Folic Acid Tablets are available in:

• polypropylene or polyethylene tablet containers containing 100, 500 or 1,000 tablets
• glass bottles containing 100, 500 or 1,000 tablets
• blister packs containing 28 tablets.

Not all pack sizes may be marketed.

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