Folic Acid

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Related Topics

  1. Pregnancy and Postpartum Support
  2. Vitamin B-Complex
  3. Birth Defects Prevention

Interactions with Supplements, Foods, & Other Compounds

Folic acid is needed by the body to utilise vitamin B12. Proteolytic enzymes inhibit folic acid absorption.245 People taking proteolytic enzymes are advised to supplement with folic acid.

Interactions with Medicines

Certain medicines interact with this supplement.

May Be Beneficial:Some medicines may increase the need for this supplement.
Avoid:Some medicines interact with this supplement, so they should not be taken together.
Check: Some interactions between this supplement and certain medicines require more explanation. Click the link to see details.

Note: The following list only includes the generic or class name of a medicine. To find a specific brand name, use the Medicines Index.

May Be Beneficial:Acetazolamide
May Be Beneficial:Aluminium Hydroxide
May Be Beneficial:Amiloride
May Be Beneficial:Aspirin
May Be Beneficial:Azathioprine
May Be Beneficial:Bendroflumethiazide
May Be Beneficial:Bumetanide
May Be Beneficial:Chlorothiazide
May Be Beneficial:Chlorthalidone
May Be Beneficial:Co-amilozide
May Be Beneficial:Co-flumactone
May Be Beneficial:Colesevelam
May Be Beneficial:Colestipol
May Be Beneficial:Colestyramine
May Be Beneficial:Co-triamterzide
May Be Beneficial:Cycloserine
May Be Beneficial:Desogestrel-Ethinyl Estradiol
May Be Beneficial:Desogestrel-Ethinyl Estradiol
May Be Beneficial:Diclofenamide
May Be Beneficial:Ethinylestradiol and Levonorgestrel
May Be Beneficial:Ethinylestradiol and Levonorgestrel
May Be Beneficial:Ethinylestradiol and Norethisterone
May Be Beneficial:Ethinylestradiol and Norethisterone
May Be Beneficial:Ethinylestradiol and Norgestimate
May Be Beneficial:Ethinylestradiol and Norgestrel
May Be Beneficial:Ethinylestradiol and Norgestrel
May Be Beneficial:Fenofibrate
May Be Beneficial:Fluoxetine
May Be Beneficial:Furosemide
May Be Beneficial:Hydrochlorothiazide
May Be Beneficial:Hydroflumethiazide
May Be Beneficial:Indapamide
May Be Beneficial:Indometacin
May Be Beneficial:Isoniazid
May Be Beneficial:Lansoprazole
May Be Beneficial:Levonorgestrel
May Be Beneficial:Levonorgestrel
May Be Beneficial:Levonorgestrel-Ethinylestradiol
May Be Beneficial:Levonorgestrel-Ethinylestradiol
May Be Beneficial:Lithium
May Be Beneficial:Magnesium Hydroxide
May Be Beneficial:Mestranol with Norethisterone
May Be Beneficial:Metformin
May Be Beneficial:Methazolamide
May Be Beneficial:Methotrexate
May Be Beneficial:Methyclothiazide
May Be Beneficial:Metolazone
May Be Beneficial:Neomycin
May Be Beneficial:Nitric Oxide Gas
May Be Beneficial:Norgestimate-Ethinylestradiol
May Be Beneficial:Norgestimate-Ethinylestradiol
May Be Beneficial:Omeprazole
May Be Beneficial:Polythiazide
May Be Beneficial:Ranitidine
May Be Beneficial:Salsalate
May Be Beneficial:Sodium Bicarbonate
May Be Beneficial:Spironolactone
May Be Beneficial:Sulphamethoxazole
May Be Beneficial:Sulphasalazine
May Be Beneficial:Tetracycline
May Be Beneficial:Torsemide
May Be Beneficial:Trichlormethiazide
May Be Beneficial:Trimethoprim/ Sulphamethoxazole
Avoid:Methotrexate
Avoid:Methotrexate
Check: Carbamazepine
Check: Erythromycin
Check: Famotidine
Check: Felbamate
Check: Gabapentin
Check: Levetiracetam
Check: Medroxyprogesterone
Check: Nizatidine
Check: Oxcarbazepine
Check: Phenobarbital
Check: Phenytoin
Check: Piroxicam
Check: Primidone
Check: Sulindac
Check: Topiramate
Check: Triamterene
Check: Trimethoprim
Check: Valproate
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