Folic Acid precautions

List of precautions
Doses above 0.1 mg daily Undiagnosed Anemia

Doses above 0.1 mg daily
Folic Acid in doses above 0.1 mg daily may obscure pernicious anemia in that hematologic remission can occur while neurologic manifestations remain progressive. Return to top

Undiagnosed Anemia
There is a potential danger in administering Folic Acid to patients with undiagnosed anemia, since Folic Acid may obscure the diagnosis of pernicious anemia by alleviating the hematologic manifestations of the disease while allowing the neurologic complications to progress. This may result in severe nervous system damage before the correct diagnosis is made. Adequate doses of vitamin B12 may prevent, halt, or improve the neurologic changes caused by pernicious anemia. Return to top