Dosage of Folcidin in details
Folcidin Dosage
Applies to the following strength(s): 1 mg; 0.4 mg; 5 mg/mL; 0.8 mg
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Usual Adult Dose for:
- Megaloblastic Anemia
- Folcidin Deficiency
Usual Pediatric Dose for:
- Folcidin Deficiency
- Vitamin/Mineral Supplementation
Additional dosage information:
- Renal Dose Adjustments
- Liver Dose Adjustments
- Dose Adjustments
- Dialysis
- Other Comments
Usual Adult Dose for Megaloblastic Anemia
1 mg orally, intramuscularly, subcutaneously or IV once a day. May continue until clinical symptoms of folate deficiency and the hematological profile have normalized.
Usual Adult Dose for Folcidin Deficiency
400 to 800 mcg orally, intramuscularly, subcutaneously or IV once a day.
Women of childbearing age, pregnant, and lactating women: 800 mcg orally, intramuscularly, subcutaneously or IV once a day.
Usual Pediatric Dose for Folcidin Deficiency
Infant:
0.1 mg orally, intramuscularly, subcutaneously or IV once a day.
Child:
Less than 4 years: up to 0.3 mg orally, intramuscularly, subcutaneously or IV once a day.
4 years or older: 0.4 mg orally, intramuscularly, subcutaneously or IV once a day.
Usual Pediatric Dose for Vitamin/Mineral Supplementation
Recommended daily allowance (RDA):
Premature neonates: 50 mcg/day (15 mcg/kg/day).
Full-term neonates and infants 1 to 6 months: 25 to 35 mcg/day.
Children:
1 to 3 years: 150 mcg/day.
4 to 8 years: 200 mcg/day.
9 to 13 years: 300 mcg/day.
14 years and older: 400 mcg/day.
Renal Dose Adjustments
Data not available
Liver Dose Adjustments
Data not available
Dose Adjustments
Rarely, a dosage of 2 mg/day may be required, particularly in patients with malabsorption, alcoholism, chronic hemolysis, chronic exfoliative skin disease or who are on concomitant anticonvulsant therapy.
Dialysis
Folcidin is removed by both hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. The amount removed varies with type equipment used.
Because folate may accumulate in patients with end-stage renal disease, side effects may be more likely in this patient who is undergoing dialysis. Once this patient's body stores of folate are replete, three times a week dosing may be just as beneficial as once daily dosing but should portend a lower risk of side effects.
Other Comments
The recommended daily allowance of Folcidin for adult males and females ranges from 150 to 200 and 150 to 180 mcg/day, respectively.
There is a potential danger in administering Folcidin to patients with undiagnosed anemia, since Folcidin may obscure the diagnosis of pernicious anemia by alleviating the hematologic manifestations of the disease while allowing the neurologic complications to progress.
Severe megaloblastic anemia may require therapy for 4 to 5 weeks. Once stabilized, if dietary intake is inadequate, maintenance therapy can be started.
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What other drugs will affect Folcidin?
The dosages of other medications you take may need to be changed while you are taking Folcidin.
Tell your doctor about all other medications you use, especially:
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phenytoin (Dilantin);
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methotrexate (Rheumatrex, Trexall);
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nitrofurantoin (Macrodantin, Macrobid);
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pyrimethamine (Daraprim);
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tetracycline (Ala-Tet, Brodspec, Sumycin);
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a barbiturate such as butabarbital (Butisol), secobarbital (Seconal), pentobarbital (Nembutal), or phenobarbital (Solfoton); or
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seizure medication such as phenytoin (Dilantin) or primidone (Mysoline).
This list is not complete and there may be other drugs that can interact with Folcidin. Tell your doctor about all your prescription and over-the-counter medications, vitamins, minerals, herbal products, and drugs prescribed by other doctors. Do not start a new medication without telling your doctor.
Folcidin interactions
Medications that interfere with your bodys ability to use folate may also increase the need for this vitamin. Medications can interfere with folate utilization, including: anticonvulsant medications (such as phenytoin, and primidone) metformin (sometimes prescribed to control blood sugar in type 2 diabetes) sulfasalazine (used to control inflammation associated with Crohns disease and ulcerative colitis) triamterene (a diuretic) Methotrexate There has been concern about the interaction between vitamin B12 and Folcidin. Folcidin supplements can correct the anemia associated with vitamin B12 deficiency. Unfortunately, Folcidin will not correct changes in the nervous system that result from vitamin B12 deficiency. Permanent nerve damage could theoretically occur if vitamin B12 deficiency is not treated. Therefore, intake of supplemental Folcidin should not exceed 1000 micrograms (g, sometimes mcg) per day to prevent Folcidin from masking symptoms of vitamin B12 deficiency. It is important for older adults to be aware of the relationship between Folcidin and vitamin B12 because they are at greater risk of having a vitamin B12 deficiency. If you are 50 years of age or older, ask your physician to check your B12 status before you take a supplement that contains Folic Acid.
References
- DailyMed. "ASCORBIC ACID; BIOTIN; CYANOCOBALAMIN; DEXPANTHENOL; ERGOCALCIFEROL; FOLIC ACID; NIACINAMIDE; PHYTONADIONE; PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE; RIBOFLAVIN 5'-PHOSPHATE SODIUM; THIAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN E: DailyMed provides trustworthy information about marketed drugs in the United States. DailyMed is the official provider of FDA label information (package inserts).". https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailyme... (accessed September 17, 2018).
- FDA/SPL Indexing Data. "935E97BOY8: The UNique Ingredient Identifier (UNII) is an alphanumeric substance identifier from the joint FDA/USP Substance Registration System (SRS).". https://www.fda.gov/ForIndustry/Data... (accessed September 17, 2018).
- MeSH. "Vitamin B Complex". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/68... (accessed September 17, 2018).
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What doses of Folcidin drug you have used?The drug can be in various doses. Most anti-diabetic, anti-hypertensive drugs, pain killers, or antibiotics are in different low and high doses and prescribed by the doctors depending on the severity and demand of the condition suffered by the patient. In our reports, ndrugs.com website users used these doses of Folcidin drug in following percentages. Very few drugs come in a fixed dose or a single dose. Common conditions, like fever, have almost the same doses, e.g., [acetaminophen, 500mg] of drug used by the patient, even though it is available in various doses.
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1-5mg | 1 | 100.0% |
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