Treatment & prevention of folate deficiency; protection against neural tube defects in the offspring of women w/ childbearing potential & pregnant women.
Folate-deficient megaloblastic anemia 1 tab daily for 4 mth. Max: 3 tab daily in malabsorption states. Continue administration of 1 tab every 1-7 days in chronic hemolytic states. Neural tube defects in offspring 1 tab daily in chronic hemolytic states or 1 tab daily before pregnancy & continue through the 1st trimester.
Concomitant use w/ inadequate amounts of vit B12 may produce a hematopoietic response in patients w/ megaloblastic anemia due to vit B12 deficiency w/o preventing aggravation of neurological symptoms.
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