Quick Stats

Offers Claimed:

180

Downloaded Today:

Folic Acid

Fact Checked

Health Integrity

view details

Generic Name: folic acid (FOE lik AS id)
Brand Names: FA-8, Folacin-800

Folic acid is used to treat folic acid deficiency and megaloblastic anemia. Includes side effects, interactions and indications. Average Savings for folic acid (generic): 32.77%

Generic Name: folic acid (FOE lik AS id)
Brand Names: FA-8, Folacin-800

Folic acid is used to treat folic acid deficiency and megaloblastic anemia. Includes side effects, interactions and indications. Average Savings for folic acid (generic): 32.77%

30 tablets of Folic Acid 40 mg

Edit

Select Your Prescription Settings
Generic/Brand
Form
Strength
Qty X

Quick Stats

Offers Claimed: 147

Downloaded Today: 192

Folic Acid Coupons & Prices

Set your location
for drug prices near you

Please wait while the prices are loaded...
Click here to try again.

Don’t see your pharmacy listed? Most pharmacies accept our discounts, so have your pharmacist enter this coupon to see if you will save money:

Get Coupon

Folic Acid Drug Information:

Folic acid is a type of B vitamin that is normally found in foods such as dried beans, peas, lentils, oranges, whole-wheat products, liver, asparagus, beets, broccoli, brussels sprouts, and spinach. Folic acid helps your body produce and maintain new cells, and also helps prevent changes to DNA that may lead to cancer. As a medication, folic acid is used to treat folic acid deficiency and certain types of anemia (lack of red blood cells) caused by folic acid deficiency. Folic acid is sometimes used in combination with other medications to treat pernicious, aplastic, or normocytic anemia. However it will not treat Vitamin B12 deficiency and will not prevent possible damage to the spinal cord. Take all of your medications as directed. Learn more

Folic Acid Side Effects

For the Consumer

Applies to folic acid: capsule, solution, tablet

Along with its needed effects, folic acid may cause some unwanted effects. Although not all of these side effects may occur, if they do occur they may need medical attention.

Check with your doctor as soon as possible if any of the following side effects occur while taking folic acid:

Rare

Fever
general weakness or discomfort
reddened skin
shortness of breath
skin rash or itching
tightness in chest
troubled breathing
wheezing

For Healthcare Professionals

Applies to folic acid: compounding powder, injectable solution, oral tablet

Gastrointestinal

Rare (less than 0.1%): Mild gastrointestinal upset, nausea, abdominal distension, flatulence

Nausea, abdominal distension, and flatulence were reported in patients taking 15 mg folic acid daily for 1 month.

Nervous system

Bitter or bad taste, altered sleep patterns, difficulty concentrating, overactivity, and impaired judgement were reported in patients taking 15 mg folic acid daily for 1 month.

Increased seizure incidence was seen in some epileptic patients receiving phenobarbital, primidone, or diphenylhydantoin.

Frequency not reported: Bitter or bad taste, altered sleep patterns, difficulty concentrating, overactivity, impaired judgement, increased incidence of seizures in some epileptic patients

Hypersensitivity

Rare (less than 0.1%): Allergic responses (including erythema, skin rash, itching, general malaise, respiratory difficulty due to bronchospasm), anaphylaxis (including shock)

Metabolic

Rare (less than 0.1%): Anorexia

Frequency not reported: Decreased vitamin B12 serum levels, worsening symptoms of B12 deficiency

Anorexia was reported in patients taking 15 mg folic acid daily for 1 month.

Decreased vitamin B12 serum levels was reported with prolonged folic acid therapy.

Other

Frequency not reported: Decreased diphenylhydantoin serum levels

Decreased diphenylhydantoin serum levels were reported in patients taking 5 or 15 mg folic acid daily.

Psychiatric

Irritability, excitement, mental depression, and confusion were reported in patients taking 15 mg folic acid daily for 1 month.

Frequency not reported: Irritability, excitement, mental depression, confusion