V221 Pill — PURPLE OVAL, 18mm — Folic Acid

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Imprint	V221
Colour	PURPLE
Shape	OVAL
Size	18
Strength	NIACINAMIDE 600 mg;PYRIDOXINE 5 mg;FOLIC ACID 500 ug;ZINC OXIDE 10 mg;CUPRIC OXIDE 1.5 mg;AZELAIC ACID 5 mg
Dosage form	Tablet
Manufacturer	Virtus Pharmaceuticals
NDC	69543-221
Schedule	—
Availability	—
Ingredients	NIACINAMIDE[NIACINAMIDE];PYRIDOXINE[PYRIDOXINE];FOLIC ACID[FOLIC ACID];ZINC OXIDE[ZINC CATION];CUPRIC OXIDE[CUPRIC CATION];AZELAIC ACID[AZELAIC ACID]

What does this imprint mean?

The imprint "V221" 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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• Check the imprint matches exactly: "V221".
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V221 Pill — PURPLE OVAL, 18mm — Folic Acid

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