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What is Folinic Acid?

Folinic acid, also known as 5-formyl tetrahydrofolate, is one active form in a group of vitamins known as folates. In contrast to folic acid, a synthetic form of folate, folinic acid is one of the forms of folate found naturally in foods.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Low Hemoglobin/Hospitalized 2 0
Other 2 0
RA (Rheumatoid Arthritis) 2 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
Anecdotal evidence it helps relieve MS severity. 1 0
cellular health 1 1 Efficacy_moderate
because I use methotrexate 1 0

See all 10 patients currently taking Folinic Acid

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 2

Reported Dosages

  0.8 mg weekly 0.8 mg daily 1 mg daily 2.4 mg daily 3.2 mg daily 3,000 mcg daily
  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  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Folinic Acid (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 2   Other: 67%
Doctor's advice 1   Doctor's advice: 33%

See all 3 patients who’ve stopped taking Folinic Acid

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

Currently Taking Folinic Acid

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

Stopped Taking Folinic Acid

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

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Folinic Acid

Always
 2 100%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Folinic Acid

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 2 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Folinic Acid

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 1 100%

Report created on May 28, 2012.