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Folic acid, also known as folate or Vitamin B9, is a member of the B vitamin family and an essential cofactor for enzymes involved in DNA and RNA synthesis. More specifically, folic acid is required by the body for the synthesis of purines, pyrimidines, and methionine before incorporation into DNA or protein. Folic acid is particularly important during phases of rapid cell division, such as infancy, pregnancy, and erythropoiesis, and plays a protective factor in the development of cancer. As humans are unable to synthesize folic acid endogenously, diet and supplementation is necessary to prevent deficiencies. For example, folic acid is present in green vegetables, beans, avocado, and some fruits.[L5744] In order to function within the body, folic acid must first be reduced by the enzyme dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) into the cofactors dihydrofolate (DHF) and tetrahydrofolate (THF). This important pathway, which is required for de novo synthesis of nucleic acids and amino acids, is disrupted by anti-metabolite therapies such as [DB00563] as they function as DHFR inhibitors to prevent DNA synthesis in rapidly dividing cells, and therefore prevent the formation of DHF and THF. When used in high doses such as for cancer therapy, or in low doses such as for Rheumatoid Arthritis or psoriasis, [DB00563] impedes the body's ability to create folic acid. This results in a deficiency of coenzymes and a resultant buildup of toxic substances that are responsible for numerous adverse side effects. As a result, supplementation with 1-5mg of folic acid is recommended to prevent deficiency and a number of side effects associated with MTX therapy including mouth ulcers and gastrointestinal irritation. [DB00650] (also known as folinic acid) supplementation is typically used for high-dose MTX regimens for the treatment of cancer. Levoleucovorin and leucovorin are analogs of tetrahydrofolate (THF) and are able to bypass DHFR reduction to act as a cellular replacement for the co-factor THF. There are also several antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) that are associated with reduced serum and red blood cell folate, including [DB00564] (CBZ), [DB00252] (PHT), or barbiturates.[A37004] Folic acid is therefore often provided as supplementation to individuals using these medications, particularly to women of child-bearing age. Inadequate folate levels can result in a number of health concerns including cardiovascular disease, megaloblastic anemias, cognitive deficiencies, and neural tube defects (NTDs). Folic acid is typically supplemented during pregnancy to prevent the development of NTDs and in individuals with alcoholism to prevent the development of neurological disorders, for example.
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A.R.T.H. Away Formula
Derma-force
Reliv So Sense Daily Vitamin Supplement
Vita Day Tab
Vitamin & Mineral Formula 1 Dietary Supplement
Liquid B Complex 50
Prenate Essential
Nexa Plus
Stress Vitamin B With C Complex Tablets
WellFola
CitraNatal Harmony 3.0
Complete-RF Prenatal
Ostachol
Vitalife - Capsule
Multivit with Fluoride
Folvite-FE
Nu-folic
PureFe OB Plus
Prena1 Chew
Folic Acid 1mg With Vitamin C
Vege 1 Daily Tab
Complete Multivitamins and Minerals Tablets Timed Release
Prefera OB plus DHA
PreNexa
Folic Acid Ctr Srt 800mcg
Virt Nate
Strovite One Caplets
Card-floe II Tab
Duet DHA
Nutri-Tab OB plus DHA
RayaVit
Taliment
Formula U - Tab
Orange Flavored Crystal Chews Tab
Multi Plex I - Tab
B-50 Hi Potency B Vitamins Tab
PR Natal 400
FeRiva 21 7
V & M Vitamin and Mineral Supplement
NicAzel Doxy Kit
Niaacinamide Azelaic AC TURMER FA B6 Zinc Ox Copper
Osteo Formula
Vitamin B12-folic Acid
Macuvex
Revitalize Multi-vitamin and Mineral Complex
Corvita 150
Multi-12/k1 Pediatric
Complex-75
Vit B Complex Ctr
Flintstones Multiple Vitamins Plus Iron
Se-Care Chewable
Ziphex
Vita-folic-B Caps
B-complex With Vitamin C, Biotin, Folic Acid
Irospan 24/6
Vol-Nate
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MVC-Fluoride
B-100 Caps
Formula Cp Cap
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Bacmin
Foltabs Prenatal
Pre-Tabs DHA Prenatal Multi-vitamin/Mineral Supplement with DHA/EPA
Hi Potency B52 B Complex Tab
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Tricare Prenatal DHA One Rx Multivitamin
Vitabanks Vitamin Tab
Preplus
Bev B-150
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Bev 29 Tab
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Homosistrox Capsules
Venexa FE
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Prenatryl
Folic Acid Injection USP
Daily Balance Tab
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Childrens Chewable Vitamins
CitraNatal Rx
Multiple Vitamins and Minerals Capsules
Stress B & C Caplet
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Pro Hers Vanilla
B50 B Complex Tab
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Elite OB Prenatal Multivitamin
VP CH Plus
Se-Natal 19
Infuvite Pediatric
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Maxi 10 Tab
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NuFera
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Women's Change Formula
Se-Natal
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Co-Veratrol
Complete Mega B
Balanced B-50 B-complex Vitamins, Timed Rele
Cavan Prenatal
Bentivite
OB Complete 400
PRENATE Enhance
Virt-Vite Forte
Spectrum 2 Cap
Nicadan
Zatean-CH
Super Charged Energy
Corvite
VIL-Rx
Multi-Vitamin
Edge OB
V-Natal
Vp-CH-pnv
Prenatal, DHA
Myferon 150 Forte
Fortamines 10 Capsules
Chewable Multivitamins
Great Day/am Formula Tab
Complexe B 75mg
Olympian Multi Vit Plus Minerals Tab
Swiss Total One
Supravite Stress Avec Vit E Cuivre Et Zinc
Nicotinamide Zcf
Body Rox
Multi Enfants Tab
One-A-day Advance Fem - Tablets
Stress Formula Vit B With C Complex
FerroGels Forte
Stress Formula B-comp + 500mg Vit C Tab
Stress Tab With Zinc, Copper and Vitamin E
Diaplex
PreNatal Vitamins Plus
Genicin Vita-S
Ortho Folic
Strovite Forte Caplet
Twin G.F. Powder
Cavan-EC SOD DHA
Carbassist Tablets
Escavite
Tl-hem 150
Xyzmune
Folika-D
EnBrace HR
Ez-flex
Iron Plus Manganese, B12, Folic Acid & C
Vitachrom Gc
Zintrexyl-C
Zyvit
Roxifol-D
Integra Plus
Stresstabs + Zinc-copper
Virt-Advance
Stress B Complex With C,e, Zinc and Copper
Multi-vitamin Dietary Supplement
Viva Kids - Tab
Folic Acid 0.4mg Dietary Supplement
Onccor
Children's Chewable Multiple Vit.plus Iron
Children's Chewable Multivitamins and Minerals
Daily Energy Brand B-complex
B-plex
Dialyvite
Ortho D
TL-Care DHA
Shen Min Vitamin and Mineral Supplement
Multiple Vitamins With Iron
Stressmates
Tricare Prenatal Compleat
Nutra-clear
NESTABS DHA Prenatal Multi-vitamin/Mineral Supplement with DHA/EPA
Ortho DF
Macuzin
Prenate Chewable
Vitafol Plus
Natalvirt Ca
Chewable Multiple Vitamins for Children
Folic Acid Tab 1mg
Multi-12 Pediatric
Children's Chewable Multi Vit W Iron
Natural Source Spectrum With Beta Carotene
Taron-C DHA
Folitin-Z
Wellness Formula
Complexe B Compose 75
Multiple Vitamins Plus Iron - Tab
Floradix Formula Liq
Zingiber
Av-VITE FB
Lorid
Puralor
B-complex 50
Corvite Free
Fortamines-10 Comprimes
MultiVitamin with Fluoride
Nutra-Z
Genicin Vita-Q
Pregnancy Multivitamin
PreTAB
Avon Nutrivance Vitamin E Plus
PreferaOB
Vena-Bal DHA
Virt-PN
Duet DHA 400
Folditam
Folcyteine
Folinex
P.N. Vitamin-mineral Drink
Foltabs 800
Cavan One
Folika-V
NicAzel
Renal Caps Dialysis/Stress Vitamin Supplement
Virt-C DHA
Children's Chewable Vit and Min Tab
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Balanced B100
Women's Biomultiple Vitamin and Mineral Supplement
BiferaRx
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Restora Rx
Vita-vim With Beta-carotene - Tab
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Av-VITE FB Forte
Nutra Boost
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Stress B&c Tab
Mebolic
Mag-A-folic Tab
Multicaps
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Bugs Bunny and Friends Multiple Vitamins
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OB Complete Prenatal
Methaver
Hypo Vites Tab
Materna
Neutral C + Coenzyme Q10 Plus Vitamins & Minerals
Q.T. Vitamin and Mineral Drink Mix
Multivitamins and Minerals for Women
Twin G.F. Powder Vanilla Flavor
Iron Aspartate Glycinate and Polysaccharide Complex, Ascorbic Calcium, Vitamin B12, Folic Acid, Calcium Threonate and Succinic Acid
Animi-3 with Vitamin D
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Pnv-OB-dha
Durachol
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Stress B With 1000 Mg Vitamin C
Vitamin B6 & B12 With Folic Acid
Children's Chewable Multi Vitamins
Mega Plex III - Pck
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Multiple Vitamins With Iron Tablets
B-complex-50 Tab
Balanced B 125 Srt
Revesta
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Acide Folique 5 Tab
Children's Chewable Multi-vitamin Complete With Minerals
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Lipo-B-C Tab
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Acti-folic + Dibencozide Caplets
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24 Multivitamins + Minerals
Remedient
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TL-Select DHA
Animal Shapes w/Iron Chewtabs
P.R.O. Complex
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For Kids Only Chewable Multivitamins - Tab
Chromagen
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Phytopure
Udamin Sp
Dialyvite with Zinc
Multi-Nate 30
Super Stress Capsules
EnLyte
Men's Biomultiple Vitamin and Mineral Supplement
Nutrilite Double X
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Se-Natal One
Se-Plete DHA
Swiss One
Swiss One Multi Vit & Chel Min Tab
PRENATE Restore
Efferlife Multivitamins and Minerals
Fusion Plus
Davimet
B Compound 50mg Tab
Stress B Complex With C and E Tab
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Prenaissance
Pnv-dha
Poly Vi Flor Chewable Tab
Adeks Tablets
Ventrixyl
Iron Folate Plus
Complete One A Day Tab
Vol-Tab Rx
WesCaps
Right Choice A.M. Multi Formula - Caplet
Folic Acid Tab 1mg USP Chewable
Swiss One Multivitamin and Mineral Caplet
Surbex-500 With Iron
Vitamin B Complex Tab
Prenatvite Complete
Pro His Mint
Children's Chewable Multi Vitamins With Iron Tablets
Se-Tan DHA
Vitafol
Fibrik
Alkadrenergy Tablets
Iron
WesCap-PN DHA
Cholecal DF
Virt-Tabs
Bal-Care DHA
One Daily Vitamin and Mineral Dietary Supplement
Zatean-Pn DHA
Extra-Virt Plus DHA
Cedevita Sugar-free Vitamin Supplement
Formula D.S.
Multivitamins and Minerals With Betacarotene Tablets
T.R.I. B-plex Src
N.E.U. Complex
Dexatran
Avon Vitadvance Multi-kids Complete
Childrens Chewable Multiple Vitamins Tab
Kanga-kid Multi-vitamin & Mineral
Moms Choice Rx
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Tandem Plus
Folastin
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Ferrex 150 Forte Plus
FUSION Sprinkles
Mini-B Tab
PNV Tabs 20-1
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Envirocomplex
M.V.I. Adult
Mycelized Childrens Multi-vitamin Liq
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High Potency Multivitamins & Minerals Caplets
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Children's Vitamins Chewable
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Folic Acid Tab 0.4mg USP
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Vita-Rx Diabetic Vitamin
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Balanced B-complex Vit + Vit C&e Tab
Femitab Tab
Flinstones Multiple Plus Iron
MultiVitamin with Fluoride Chewable
Multi Vitamin with Fluoride
Vita-B-75 Cap
TriAdvance
Vitafol Fe Plus
Imubolic
Folcaps Omega-3
PureVit DualFe Plus
Vitafol-OB Plus DHA Prenatal Supplement Plus DHA
Niva-Fol
Ply Vi Sol Chewable Tab
Myhephron Dialysis and Stress Supplement
OB Complete Petite
B Complex Tablets
Prenatal Plus Vitamins
Floriva
Children's Chewable Multivitamins With Minerals
Foliflex
Multi Pro
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Ribotin-E
KeyFolic
N.U.T. Complex
MYNEPHROCAPS DIALYSIS/STRESS Vitamin Supplement
Taron-prex Prenatal
Nicadan ZX
DermacinRx Purefoltin
Folcal DHA
Dalivit
Classic Swiss One 10 Multivitamin and Mineral Tab
Iron, Vit & Min Supp
PR Natal 430
Reebok
CitraNatal Bloom DHA
Indication
Folic acid is indicated for the treatment of folic acid deficiency, megaloblastic anemia, and in anemias of nutritional origins, pregnancy, infancy, or childhood.
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