V224 Pill — PURPLE CAPSULE, 17mm — Folic Acid

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Imprint	V224
Colour	PURPLE
Shape	CAPSULE
Size	17
Strength	CHOLECALCIFEROL 400 [iU];.ALPHA.-TOCOPHEROL ACETATE, DL- 30 [iU];PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE 25 mg;FOLIC ACID 1 mg;CALCIUM CITRATE 104 mg;IRON PENTACARBONYL 30 mg;DOCUSATE SODIUM 50 mg;DOCONEXENT 260 mg;ICOSAPENT 2.6 mg
Dosage form	Capsule
Manufacturer	Virtus Pharmaceuticals
NDC	69543-224
Schedule	—
Availability	—
Ingredients	CHOLECALCIFEROL[CHOLECALCIFEROL];.ALPHA.-TOCOPHEROL ACETATE, DL-[.ALPHA.-TOCOPHEROL, DL-];PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE[PYRIDOXINE];FOLIC ACID[FOLIC ACID];CALCIUM CITRATE[CALCIUM CATION];IRON PENTACARBONYL[FERROUS CATION];DOCUSATE SODIUM[DOCUSATE];DOCONEXENT[DOCONEXENT];ICOSAPENT[ICOSAPENT]

What does this imprint mean?

The imprint "V224" 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: "V224".
• Confirm the colour (PURPLE) and shape (CAPSULE).
• Compare the size (17) against a ruler if possible.
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