FOL B Tablet 10'S

s Directions & For Use Side Effects More Information What FOL is used for? It is used to manage, folate deficiency anaemia caused by poor diet, poor absorption of food prevent babies born with neural tube defects such as spina bifida Talk to Doctor Pregnancy & Breast Feeding Children & Adolescents Driving & Using Machines Talk to your doctor before taking this medicine, if you: are allergic to FOL or any of the other ingredients of this medicine have pernicious anaemia (a form of anaemia caused by lack of vitamin B12) or another condition caused by vitamin B12 deficiency have a malignant disease have a folate dependent tumour have any disease that reduces the amount of vitamin B12 in the body If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, think you may be pregnant or planning to have baby, ask your doctor for advice before taking this medicine The dosage will be adjusted by the doctor according to the child’s age or weight FOL doesn’t have any effect on driving and using machines Tell your doctor if you are taking: phenytoin, phenobarbital and primidone used to manage epilepsy chloramphenicol and co-trimoxazole used to manage infections sulfasalazine used to manage ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease or rheumatoid arthritis methotrexate used to manage Crohn’s disease, psoriasis or rheumatoid arthritis Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor has told you Swallow this medicine with a glass of water For Adults and elderly To manage folate deficiency anaemia - 5mg a day for 4 months, which may be increased up to a maximum of 15mg a day To prevent neural tube defects in babies, where women are at risk of having an affected child - 5mg a day started before conception and continued throughout the first three months To manage folate deficiency during pregnancy - 5mg a day continued to birth For Children To manage folate deficiency anaemia - Children 1-18 years old 5mg a day for 4 months The maintenance dose is 5mg every 1-7 days If you take more FOL If you have accidentally taken more than the prescribed dose, contact your doctor or nearest casuality If you forget to take FOL If you forget to take a dose, take it as soon as you remember Do not take a double dose to make up for a forgotten dose If you stop taking FOL Do not stop FOL until your doctor tell you to do so Serious Common Uncommon Rare Very Rare Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them. allergic reactions such as itchy/red skin, rash, swelling of the face, lips, tongue or throat or difficulty breathing or swallowing, shock (cold sweaty skin, weak pulse, dry mouth, dilated pupils) loss of appetite, feeling sick, a bloated feeling, flatulence NA NA NA NA Additional Information Storage NA Keep out of reach of children Store at room temperature (15-25ºC) Do not use this medicine after the expiry date