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About Tetrafol 7.5 mg Tablet
Tetrafol 7.5 mg Tablet belongs to the class of 'nutritional supplements' primarily used to treat folate deficiency (low levels of folate) and anaemia (lack of red blood cells). It is useful in treating low folate levels caused due to poor diet, pregnancy, alcoholism, and other disease conditions.
Tetrafol 7.5 mg Tablet contains L-5-Methyltetrahydrofolate Calcium, a member of the folate group of vitamins (Vitamin B9). Folate is a water-soluble Vitamin B naturally found in food sources. It helps in forming red blood cells and treats low folate levels and anaemia. It also prevents DNA changes that may lead to cancer. It also has extended benefits for major depressive disorder, schizophrenia, cardiovascular diseases, and cancer.
Your doctor will decide the dosage based on your medical condition. Sometimes, Tetrafol 7.5 mg Tablet may have common side effects like nausea, stomach upset, confusion, and sleeplessness. These side effects do not require medical attention and gradually resolve over time.
Let your doctor know if you use any prescription and non-prescription medications, including other vitamins, before starting Tetrafol 7.5 mg Tablet . Please tell your doctor if you are allergic to Tetrafol 7.5 mg Tablet or other medicines. Inform your doctor beforehand if you have a history of liver, heart, or kidney diseases and a scheduled surgery. It is essential to let your doctor know if you are pregnant or breastfeeding before using Tetrafol 7.5 mg Tablet . Avoid consuming alcohol along with Tetrafol 7.5 mg Tablet to ensure maximum absorption of nutrients. Tetrafol 7.5 mg Tablet should be used in children only when the doctor has advised.
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Medicinal Benefits
Tetrafol 7.5 mg Tablet contains L-5-Methyltetrahydrofolate Calcium, a member of the folate group of vitamins (Vitamin B9). Folate is a water-soluble Vitamin B naturally found in food sources. It helps in forming red blood cells and treats low folate levels and anemia. It also prevents DNA changes that may lead to cancer. It prevents neural tube defects, and hyperhomocysteinemia (high levels of homocysteine, an amino acid) caused due to low folate levels. It also has extended benefits for major depressive disorder, schizophrenia, cardiovascular diseases, and cancer. It enhances the action of anti-depressant medicines when taken as an adjuvant therapy during major depressive disorder.
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Brief your medical history to the doctor if you have heart-related disorders, liver/kidney diseases, pernicious anaemia/vitamin B12 deficiency, fits, bipolar disorder, or a scheduled surgery before starting Tetrafol 7.5 mg Tablet . Please consult your doctor if you are pregnant, planning to conceive or are a breastfeeding mother before starting Tetrafol 7.5 mg Tablet . There is limited data on how Tetrafol 7.5 mg Tablet affects alcohol intake or your driving ability; hence it is advised to consult your doctor before using this medicine. Tetrafol 7.5 mg Tablet should not be given to children unless a doctor has prescribed it.
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Tetrafol 7.5 mg Tablet is a nutritional supplement and consists of L-5-Methyltetrahydrofolate Calcium. It replenishes the low levels of folate, thus treating anaemia. It is useful during pregnancy and prevents the risk of neural tube defects in infants. It is also useful in major depressive disorder, schizophrenia, cardiovascular diseases, and cancer.
Avoid taking more than one multivitamin product concomitantly unless advised by the doctor. Taking similar nutritional supplements simultaneously can lead to a vitamin overdose or other side effects. Discuss with your doctor the vitamins you already take before you are prescribed any other supplements.
It is not known if the antacids interfere with the absorption of Tetrafol 7.5 mg Tablet . It is advised to take Tetrafol 7.5 mg Tablet two hours before or four hours after taking antacids.
If you miss a dose, take it as soon as you remember. However, if it is time for the next scheduled dose, skip the missed dose and follow your usual dosage.
Special Advise
Clinical monitoring of iron and folic acid through blood examinations is recommended.
Disease/Condition Glossary
Folate deficiency: Folate deficiency occurs when your body won't have enough folate in your diet. Symptoms include fatigue, grey hair, mouth sores, tongue swelling, and growth problems. Folate deficiency leads to anaemia.
Anaemia: It is a condition in which the body does not have enough red blood cells to carry adequate oxygen to various body tissues. It makes you tired very quickly due to a lack of oxygen supply in the body. It is one of the most common blood disorders. Symptoms include fatigue, shortness of breath, light-headedness, dizziness, fast heartbeat, brittle nails, and pale skin.
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