General description
Folic acid or B9 vitamin is used to prevent and treat folic acid deficiency anaemia.
INN
Folic acid
ATC codes
Medicine type
Chemical agent
EML status history
First added in 1977
(TRS
615)
for
Folate deficiency anaemia
Added in 2015
(TRS
994)
for
Anencephaly or similar anomalies
Added in 2015
(TRS
994)
for
Spina bifida
Added in 2015
(TRS
994)
for
Cephalocele
Wikipedia
DrugBank
Recommendations
Section
Antianaemia medicines
- Oral > Solid: 1 mg tablet; 5 mg tablet
- Oral > Solid: 400 µg