This brand name is authorized in Australia
The drug MEGAFOL contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):
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Folic acid
UNII 935E97BOY8 - FOLIC ACID
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Folic acid is a member of the vitamin B group which is reduced in the body to tetrahydrofolate, a co-enzyme active in several metabolic processes and produces a haemopoietic response in nutritional megaloblastic anaemias. Folic acid is rapidly absorbed and widely distributed in body tissues. |
This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:
| ATC code | Group title | Classification |
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| B03BB01 | Folic acid | B Blood and blood forming organs → B03 Antianemic preparations → B03B Vitamin B12 and folic acid → B03BB Folic acid and derivatives |
This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:
| Country | Identification scheme | Identifier(s) |
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| Country: AU | Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme | Identifier(s): 10573L, 10584C, 1437P, 2958Q |
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