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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
 61

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

Anxious mood 1
Abdominal bloating 1
Hair loss (alopecia) 1
Dry throat 1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Folic Acid. See all 65 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: 23 216 Number of Patients: 216 95 Number of Patients: 95 30 Number of Patients: 30 14 Number of Patients: 14 9 Number of Patients: 9 20 Number of Patients: 20 13 Number of Patients: 13 26 Number of Patients: 26 16 Number of Patients: 16  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Folic Acid (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 29   Other: 32%
Doctor's advice 20   Doctor's advice: 22%
Did not seem to work 19   Did not seem to work: 21%
Course of treatment ended 16   Course of treatment ended: 18%
Not indicated 5   Not indicated: 6%
Side effects too severe 4   Side effects too severe: 4%
Personal research 3   Personal research: 3%
Expense 3   Expense: 3%
Change in health plan coverage 1   Change in health plan coverage: 1%

See all 87 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
 41 63%
Usually
 16 25%
Sometimes
 5 8%
Never
 3 5%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Folic Acid

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 1 2%
A little
 10 15%
Not at all
 54 83%

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
 28 88%

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Report created on February 11, 2012.