VP011 Pill — GREEN OVAL, 20mm — Folic Acid

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ImprintVP011
ColourGREEN
ShapeOVAL
Size20
Strength.BETA.-CAROTENE 750 [iU];.ALPHA.-TOCOPHEROL SUCCINATE, D- 125 [iU];CHOLECALCIFEROL 315 [iU];ASCORBIC ACID 375 mg;THIAMINE MONONITRATE 25 mg;RIBOFLAVIN 3.4 mg;NIACINAMIDE 35 mg;FOLIC ACID 1.25 mg;PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE 35 mg;BIOTIN 75 ug;PANTOTHENIC ACID 5 mg;CYANOCOBALAMIN 70 ug;MAGNESIUM OXIDE 35 mg;ZINC OXIDE 35 mg;SELENOMETHIONINE 125 ug;CHROMIUM PICOLINATE 150 ug;COPPER GLUCONATE 1 mg;IRON PENTACARBONYL 13 mg;.ALPHA.-LIPOIC ACID 10 mg;LUTEIN 7 mg;LYCOPENE 2.5 mg
Dosage formTablet, Coated
ManufacturerVertical Pharmaceuticals, LLC
NDC68025-011
Schedule—
Availability—
Ingredients.BETA.-CAROTENE[.BETA.-CAROTENE];.ALPHA.-TOCOPHEROL SUCCINATE, D-[.ALPHA.-TOCOPHEROL, D-];CHOLECALCIFEROL[CHOLECALCIFEROL];ASCORBIC ACID[ASCORBIC ACID];THIAMINE MONONITRATE[THIAMINE ION];RIBOFLAVIN[RIBOFLAVIN];NIACINAMIDE[NIACINAMIDE];FOLIC ACID[FOLIC ACID];PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE[PYRIDOXINE];BIOTIN[BIOTIN];PANTOTHENIC ACID[PANTOTHENIC ACID];CYANOCOBALAMIN[CYANOCOBALAMIN];MAGNESIUM OXIDE[MAGNESIUM CATION];ZINC OXIDE[ZINC CATION];SELENOMETHIONINE[SELENOMETHIONINE];CHROMIUM PICOLINATE[CHROMIC CATION];COPPER GLUCONATE[CUPRIC CATION];IRON PENTACARBONYL[FERROUS CATION];.ALPHA.-LIPOIC ACID[.ALPHA.-LIPOIC ACID];LUTEIN[LUTEIN];LYCOPENE[LYCOPENE]

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The imprint "VP011" 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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Official references

Source: FDA Structured Product Label via NLM Pillbox archive (retired 2021); source file ae60df5a-3859-4683-aca5-4c3f244b2a2e.xml