Revision Year: 2018 Publisher: Bial –Portela & Ca SA, A Av da Siderurgia Nacional, 4745 – 457, S. Mamede do Coronado, Portugal
FOLIFER, 1 mg + 90 mg, film coated tablet.
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Film-coated tablet. Salmon, circular and biconvex film-coated tablets, engraved “Bial” on one side and “FF” on the other. |
Each film-coated tablet contains:
Folic acid 1 mg and Iron (as ferrous sulfate) 90 mg.
Excipient(s): Lactose mono-hydrate: 373 mg.
For a full list of excipients, see section 6.1.
| Active Ingredient | Description | |
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| Ferrous sulfate |
Iron sulphate is a co-factor of various enzymes necessary for the transfer of energy (eg. cytochrome oxidase, xanthine oxidase). Iron is also present in hemoglobin and myoglobin, which are essential for the transport and use of oxygen. |
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| Folic acid |
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. |
| List of Excipients |
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Maize starch |
Blister Alu/Alu. Each pack contains 20 or 60 tablets.
Not all pack sizes may be marketed.
Bial –Portela & Ca SA, A Av da Siderurgia Nacional, 4745 – 457, S. Mamede do Coronado, Portugal
MA004/00301
Date of first authorisation: 30th April 2007
| Drug | Countries | |
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| FOLIFER | Brazil, Cyprus, Hong Kong, Malta |
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