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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.

Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 3
Mild
 0
None
 70

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Folic Acid

Anxious mood 1
Abdominal bloating 1
Hair loss 1
Dry throat 1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Folic Acid. See all 67 dosages ►

  daily 0.8 mg daily 1 mg daily 1.6 mg daily 2 mg daily 4 mg daily 5 mg daily 400 mg daily 400 mcg daily 800 mcg daily
  23 Number of Patients: 23 254 Number of Patients: 254 110 Number of Patients: 110 35 Number of Patients: 35 18 Number of Patients: 18 11 Number of Patients: 11 26 Number of Patients: 26 14 Number of Patients: 14 29 Number of Patients: 29 17 Number of Patients: 17  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Folic Acid (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 32   Other: 32%
Did not seem to work 22   Did not seem to work: 22%
Doctor's advice 21   Doctor's advice: 21%
Course of treatment ended 18   Course of treatment ended: 18%
Not indicated 5   Not indicated: 5%
Personal research 5   Personal research: 5%
Side effects too severe 4   Side effects too severe: 4%
Expense 3   Expense: 3%
Change in health plan coverage 1   Change in health plan coverage: 1%

See all 97 patients who’ve stopped taking Folic Acid

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Folic Acid

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Stopped Taking Folic Acid

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Folic Acid

Always
 46 62%
Usually
 19 26%
Sometimes
 6 8%
Never
 3 4%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Folic Acid

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 11 15%
Not at all
 63 85%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Folic Acid

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 3 9%
< $25
 31 89%

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

Report created on May 25, 2012.