Chemical formula: C₁₉H₁₉N₇O₆ Molecular mass: 441.398 g/mol PubChem compound: 6037
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 medicinal substance has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification according to its main therapeutic use as follows:
| ATC code | Group title | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| B03BB01 | Folic acid | B Blood and blood forming organs → B03 Antianemic preparations → B03B Vitamin B12 and folic acid → B03BB Folic acid and derivatives |
Competent medicine agencies globally have authorized commercialization of this active ingredient according to these medication package inserts (MPIs):
| Title | Information Source | Document Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOLIC ACID / ACCORD Tablets | Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) | MPI, EU: SmPC |
Folic acid is an active ingredient of these brands:
United States (US)
Austria (AT)
Brazil (BR)Cyprus (CY)
Ecuador (EC)
Estonia (EE)France (FR)
Hong Kong (HK)Ireland (IE)
Israel (IL)
Lithuania (LT)
Malta (MT)Mexico (MX)
New Zealand (NZ)
Nigeria (NG)Poland (PL)Romania (RO)
Singapore (SG)
South Africa (ZA)
Spain (ES)Tunisia (TN)
Turkey (TR)
United Kingdom (UK)
Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide. |
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