[Drug name]
Generic name: Folic Acid Tablets
English name: Folic Acid Tablets
[Composition]
This product contains 0.4 mg folic acid per tablet. Excipients: lactose, corn starch and magnesium stearate.
[Description]
Yellow or orange-yellow tablets.
[Drug Category]
This product is an OTC vitamin drug.
[Indications]
1. Prevention of fetal congenital neural tube deforman.
2. Preventive drug for pregnant and lactating women.
[Posology and Method of Administration]
1. Prevention of fetal congenital neural tube defects: orally, 0.4 mg once a day from the time of planned pregnancy to the end of the third month of pregnancy in women of childbearing age.
2. Preventive drug for pregnant and lactating women: 0.4 mg once a day.
[Pharmacological Effect]
Folic acid is a water-soluble B vitamin that is essential for the growth and reproduction of human cells. This product forms tetrahydrofolate by the action of dihydrofolate reductase and vitamin B12, which combines with a variety of one-carbon units (including CH3, CH2, CHO, etc.) to form tetrahydrofolate-like coenzymes that deliver one-carbon units and participate in many important reactions and the synthesis of nucleic acids and amino acids in the body.
[Storage]
Sealed, protected from the light.
[Package]
Aluminium blister package, 31 tablets per sheet, 1 sheet per pack.
Aluminium blister package, 31 tablets per sheet, 3 sheets per pack.
[Shelf Life] 36 months.
