Page values for "Folic Acid"

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Field	Field type	Value
generic	`String`	Folic acid (folate, pteroylglutamic acid)
brand	`String`	Folvite; mostly generic
structure	`File`
classes	List of `String`, delimiter: `,`	[[:Category:Vitamins\|Vitamin]] • [[:Category:B-vitamins\|B-vitamin]] • [[:Category:Hematinics\|Hematinic]]
mechanism	`String`
uses	`String`	'"`UNIQ--vote-000005B3-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000005B4-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000005B5-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000005B6-QINU`"'
starting_dose	`String`	0.4 mg PO daily (general prevention); 0.8-1 mg/d in pregnancy; 4 mg/d for women with prior NTD-affected pregnancy; 1 mg/d during methotrexate therapy
preparations	`String`	0.4, 0.8, 1 mg OTC; 1 mg Rx; 5 mg/mL injection
fda_max	`String`	1 mg/d typical Rx; higher in specific indications
pill_id	`Text`
routes	List of `String`, delimiter: `,`	Oral • IM • IV • SC
onset	`String`	Hematologic response within days
duration	`String`	N/A (replacement)
halflife	`String`	~0.5 hours plasma; tissue retention longer
bioavailability	`String`	High (oral)
pregnancy	`String`	Routinely supplemented in pregnancy and preconception to prevent neural tube defects.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">[[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed\|citation needed]]]</sup>
legal	`String`	OTC (low-dose) and [[USLegal:Prescription only\|Rx-only]] (1 mg, injectable) in US