0796 Pill — PURPLE CAPSULE, 25mm — Folic Acid

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Imprint	0796
Colour	PURPLE
Shape	CAPSULE
Size	25
Strength	CALCIUM CITRATE 104 mg;IRON 27 mg;CHOLECALCIFEROL 400 [iU];.ALPHA.-TOCOPHEROL 30 [iU];PYRIDOXINE 25 mg;FOLIC ACID 1 mg;DOCUSATE SODIUM 50 mg;DOCONEXENT 260 mg
Dosage form	Capsule, Gelatin Coated
Manufacturer	Mission Pharmacal Company
NDC	0178-0796
Schedule	—
Availability	—
Ingredients	CALCIUM CITRATE[CALCIUM CATION];IRON[IRON];CHOLECALCIFEROL[CHOLECALCIFEROL];.ALPHA.-TOCOPHEROL[.ALPHA.-TOCOPHEROL];PYRIDOXINE[PYRIDOXINE];FOLIC ACID[FOLIC ACID];DOCUSATE SODIUM[DOCUSATE];DOCONEXENT[DOCONEXENT]

What does this imprint mean?

The imprint "0796" is a code stamped or printed on the tablet or capsule by the manufacturer, used to identify the drug, its strength and the maker.

Active ingredient

Folic Acid

Uses and warnings

No boxed warning. Key warning: "administration of folic acid alone is improper therapy for pernicious anemia and other megaloblastic anemias in which vitamin B12 is deficient" - doses above 0.1 mg daily may correct the blood picture while neurologic damage from B12 deficiency continues to progress, so B12 deficiency must be excluded before treating with folic acid alone. The label also notes folic acid may antagonize phenytoin's anticonvulsant action.

Folic acid is effective in the treatment of megaloblastic anemias due to a deficiency of folic acid (as may be seen in tropical or nontropical sprue) and in anemias of nutritional origin, pregnancy, infancy, or childhood.

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How to identify this pill

• Check the imprint matches exactly: "0796".
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• Compare the size (25) against a ruler if possible.
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