FOLVINE TABLET

Composition – FOLIC ACID 5MG
Dosage Form – TABLET
Packaging – 20X30

Folvine Tablet is a folic acid supplement. Folate and folic acid are forms of vitamin B9 used for deficiency and to prevent pregnancy complications. Folate and folic acid are forms of vitamin B9 used for deficiency and to prevent pregnancy complications. Folic acid is needed to produce the red blood cells that carry oxygen around your body.

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Product Information

Folvine Tablet is a folic acid supplement. It is used to treat a type of anemia where you have too few red blood cells because you have too little folic acid in your body. Folic acid is needed to produce the red blood cells that carry oxygen around your body.

Uses

Effective for folate deficiency. Taking folic acid improves folate deficiency.

Side Effects

It is likely safe for most people to take folic acid in doses of no more than 1 mg daily. Doses higher than 1 mg daily may be unsafe. These doses might cause stomach upset, nausea, diarrhea, irritability, confusion, behavior changes, skin reactions, seizures, and other side effects.

How to Use

Take Folvine tablet in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Folvine tablet 5mg may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.

How it Works

Folvine 5mg Tablet is a form of vitamin B. It plays a vital role in the formation of red blood cells, which carry oxygen throughout the body. It is also essential in pregnancy due to its role in the development of the unborn baby's brain and spinal cord.

Fact Box

Chemical ClassGlutamic acid derivatives
Habit FormingNo
Therapeutic classBlood related
Action ClassHemopoietic agents

Interactions with Drugs

  • 1) Avoid concomitant use of Folvine tab and Capecitabine as the concurrent use may lead to capecitabine poisoning.
  • 2) Avoid the concomitant use of folvine tab with Phenobarbitone as it may increase the risk of seizures.
  • 3) Folvine tab may reduce the efficacy of methotrexate.

Quick Tips

1) Folvine 5mg Tablet is used for the treatment of folic acid deficiency.
2) It is also taken before and during pregnancy to decrease the risk of defects in the neural tube, which forms the spinal cord in the baby.

What if you forgot to take

If you miss a dose of Folvine Tablet, take it as soon as possible. However, if it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular schedule. Do not double the dose.

FAQs

Is it ok to take Folvine 5mg Tablet when not pregnant?

Usually, folic acid requirements are met from the diet and therefore additional supplements are not required. In general, Folvine Tablet is recommended only when you have a deficiency of folic acid. However, Folvine Tablet is advised to women who are pregnant and who want to conceive. The medicine should be taken at least 4 weeks before pregnancy and should continue its use up to 3 months of pregnancy. Consult your doctor if not sure.

How long does Folvine Tablet take to work?

Folvine 5mg Tablet usually starts working within a few hours of taking it. If you are taking it for iron deficiency anemia, you may start feeling better after a few weeks of taking it. In case you are taking it during pregnancy, you may not notice any difference but this does not mean that the dose is not working. Continue taking Folvine Tablet 5mg for the duration recommended by your doctor.

Why should women start taking Folvine Tablet before they become pregnant?

Maintaining the right level of folic acid in the body before getting pregnant reduces the risk of developing neural tube defects in the baby. The neural tube defect, in most cases, is caused if the structure (neural tube) from which the central nervous system develops (brain and spinal cord) in a baby does not form or is only partially closed, full closure of the neural tube occurs during the end of the fourth week of pregnancy. Folic acid helps in the formation of neural tubes. Therefore, to prevent this defect women should start Folvine Folic Acid 5mg Tablet before four weeks of pregnancy.

Dosage Form

TABLET