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What is Folic Acid?

Folic acid is an important nutrient which may be useful in the prevention of atherosclerosis and neural tube birth defects. In addition, it has been used for anemias, depression, and osteoporosis. It is available in prescription and over the counter preparations.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
1 4%
Mild
0 0%
None
25 96%

Most commonly reported side effects

hair loss
1 4%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Folic Acid. See all 42 dosages ►

  0.8mg as needed daily 0.8 mg every other week 0.4 mg daily 0.5 mg daily 5 mg weekly 0.8 mg daily 1 daily 1 mcg daily 1 mg daily 1.6 mg daily 2 mcg daily 2 mg daily 2.4 mg daily 3 mg daily 3.2 mg daily 4 mg daily 5 mg daily 5.6 mg daily 6 mg daily 10 mg daily 11 mg daily 48 mcg daily 50 mg daily 80 mcg daily 100 mg daily 150 mg daily 400 daily 400 mcg daily 400 mg daily 500 daily 500 mcg daily 500 mg daily 600 mcg daily 800 mcg daily 800 mg daily 900 mcg daily 1000 mcg daily 1000 mg daily 1200 mcg daily 1600 mcg daily 2244 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 23 Number of Patients: 23 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 95 Number of Patients: 95 8 Number of Patients: 8 1 Number of Patients: 1 29 Number of Patients: 29 13 Number of Patients: 13 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 25 Number of Patients: 25 13 Number of Patients: 13 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 16 Number of Patients: 16 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Folic Acid (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other
18 38% Other: 38%
Did not seem to work
12 25% Did not seem to work: 25%
Doctor's advice
9 19% Doctor's advice: 19%
Course of treatment ended
5 10% Course of treatment ended: 10%
Not indicated
4 8% Not indicated: 8%
Side effects too severe
2 4% Side effects too severe: 4%
Personal research
2 4% Personal research: 4%

See all 45 patients who’ve stopped taking Folic Acid

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Folic Acid

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
3
8
10
43
31
66

Stopped Taking Folic Acid

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
2
5
9
11
10
7

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
18 69%
Usually
5 19%
Sometimes
1 4%
Never
2 8%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
1 4%
A little
3 12%
Not at all
22 85%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
2 8%
< $25
16 62%

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.

Report created on November 21, 2009.