FOLARELL Tablets, 50 pcs

Instructions for use for FOLARELL Tablets, 50 pcs

Field of use

• The medicine is a vitamin.
• The medicine is used in cases of folic acid deficiency that cannot be corrected through diet.

Active ingredients / ingredients / ingredients

5 mg folic acid
Cellulose powder excipient (+)
Lactose 1-water excipient (+)
Magnesium stearate (Ph. Eur.) [pflanzlich] excipient (+)
Silicon dioxide, highly disperse auxiliary (+)
Talc excipient (+)

Contraindications

• The medicine must not be taken,
  • if you are hypersensitive (allergic) to folic acid or any of the other ingredients of the medicine.
  • The increase in young red blood cells (reticulocytes) caused by folic acid can mask a vitamin B12 deficiency. Because of the risk of irreversible neurological disorders, before treating anemia due to impaired red blood cell development (megaloblastic anemia), it must be ensured that this is not due to a vitamin B12 deficiency. The cause of megaloblastic anemia must be clarified before therapy begins.

dosage

• Always take the medicine exactly as your doctor has told you.
• Please ask your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.
  • Unless otherwise prescribed by your doctor, this is the usual dose
    • Depending on your needs, 1 to 3 tablets per day (corresponding to 5 - 15 mg folic acid).
    • During pregnancy the maximum daily dose is 5 mg.

 

• Duration of application
  • The duration of treatment depends on the extent of the folic acid deficiency and depends on the clinical picture and, if necessary, on the corresponding laboratory diagnostic measurements and is determined by the doctor for each patient.
  • During pregnancy, doses higher than 5 mg daily should be avoided.

 

• If you take more medicine than you should
  • With occasional higher doses, no overdose symptoms are to be expected.
  • However, patients with seizure disorders may experience an increase in the tendency to convulsions.
  • At high doses (over 15 mg per day and for more than 4 weeks) gastrointestinal disorders, sleep disorders, agitation or depression may occur. In these cases you should contact your doctor.

 

• If you have any further questions about using the medicine, ask your doctor or pharmacist.

Intake

• The tablets are taken whole with meals with a little liquid.

Patient information

• Particular caution is required when taking the medicine
  • Even in the case of life-threatening megaloblastic anemia, a possible vitamin B12 deficiency must be ruled out before starting therapy due to the risk of permanent damage to the nervous system (ensuring serum and erythrocyte samples and determining the vitamin B12 content).
  • There is no sufficient experience with the use of a daily dose of more than 5 mg folic acid during pregnancy, therefore the maximum daily dose of 5 mg folic acid should not be exceeded.

Pregnancy

• Pregnancy and breast feeding period
  • There are no known risks up to a daily dose of 5 mg.
  • There is no sufficient experience with the use of a daily dose of more than 5 mg folic acid during pregnancy, therefore the maximum daily dose of 5 mg folic acid should not be exceeded.
  • Before taking any medicines, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice.

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Manufacturer:  sanorell pharma GmbH & Co KG, Hurststraße 31