Tell your doctor if you are taking:

• phenytoin, phenobarbital and primidone used to manage epilepsy
• chloramphenicol and co-trimoxazole used to manage infections
• sulfasalazine used to manage ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease or rheumatoid arthritis
• methotrexate used to manage Crohn’s disease, psoriasis or rheumatoid arthritis

• Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor has told you
• Swallow this medicine with a glass of water

For Adults and elderly

• To manage folate deficiency anaemia - 5mg a day for 4 months, which may be increased up to a maximum of 15mg a day
• To prevent neural tube defects in babies, where women are at risk of having an affected child - 5mg a day started before conception and continued throughout the first three months
• To manage folate deficiency during pregnancy - 5mg a day continued to birth

For Children

• To manage folate deficiency anaemia - Children 1-18 years old 5mg a day for 4 months
• The maintenance dose is 5mg every 1-7 days

If you take more FOL

• If you have accidentally taken more than the prescribed dose, contact your doctor or nearest casuality

If you forget to take FOL

• If you forget to take a dose, take it as soon as you remember
• Do not take a double dose to make up for a forgotten dose

If you stop taking FOL

• Do not stop FOL until your doctor tell you to do so