G12 Pill — YELLOW OVAL, 19mm — Folic Acid

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Imprint	G12
Colour	YELLOW
Shape	OVAL
Size	19
Strength	VITAMIN A ACETATE 3080 [iU];BETA CAROTENE 920 [iU];ASCORBIC ACID 120 mg;CHOLECALCIFEROL 400 [iU];.ALPHA.-TOCOPHEROL ACETATE, DL- 22 mg;THIAMINE MONONITRATE 1.84 mg;RIBOFLAVIN 3 mg;NIACINAMIDE 20 mg;PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE 10 mg;FOLIC ACID 1 mg;CYANOCOBALAMIN 12 ug;CALCIUM CARBONATE 200 mg;FERROUS FUMARATE 27 mg;ZINC OXIDE 25 mg;CUPRIC OXIDE 2 mg
Dosage form	Tablet, Film Coated
Manufacturer	Blenheim Pharmacal, Inc.
NDC	10544-549
Schedule	—
Availability	—
Ingredients	VITAMIN A ACETATE[VITAMIN A];BETA CAROTENE[VITAMIN A];ASCORBIC ACID[ASCORBIC ACID];CHOLECALCIFEROL[CHOLECALCIFEROL];.ALPHA.-TOCOPHEROL ACETATE, DL-[ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL, DL-];THIAMINE MONONITRATE[THIAMINE];RIBOFLAVIN[RIBOFLAVIN];NIACINAMIDE[NIACIN];PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE[PYRIDOXINE];FOLIC ACID[FOLIC ACID];CYANOCOBALAMIN[CYANOCOBALAMIN];CALCIUM CARBONATE[CALCIUM CATION];FERROUS FUMARATE[IRON];ZINC OXIDE[ZINC CATION];CUPRIC OXIDE[COPPER]

What does this imprint mean?

The imprint "G12" 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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