Folic Acid+methylcobalamin+pyridoxine Hydrochloride
About
Folic Acid+methylcobalamin+pyridoxine Hydrochloride belongs to the class of 'vitamins', primarily used to treat nutritional deficiencies. It is used to treat and prevent vitamin B6 deficiency, folate deficiency, and vitamin B12 deficiency. Nutritional deficiency occurs when the body is unable to absorb or get enough nutrients from food. It could lead to various health problems, including defective bone growth, skin disorders, digestive issues, and dementia (memory loss).
Folic Acid+methylcobalamin+pyridoxine Hydrochloride contains Folic acid, Pyridoxine hydrochloride, and Methylcobalamin. Folic acid helps in the formation of red blood cells and prevents DNA changes that may lead to cancer. Pyridoxine hydrochloride/vitamin B6 is involved in protein, fat, and carbohydrate metabolism and the formation of red blood cells and neurotransmitters. Methylcobalamin (Mecobalamin) regulates body functions, such as cell multiplication, blood formation, and protein synthesis.
Your doctor will decide the dosage and duration based on your medical condition. Sometimes, Folic Acid+methylcobalamin+pyridoxine Hydrochloride may cause common side effects like nausea, stomach upset, diarrhoea, drowsiness, flushing, and numbness/tingling. These side effects do not require medical attention and gradually resolve over time.
Let your doctor know if you are using suggested, non-suggested drugs, and herbal products before starting Folic Acid+methylcobalamin+pyridoxine Hydrochloride. If you are known to be allergic to any of the components in Folic Acid+methylcobalamin+pyridoxine Hydrochloride, please inform your doctor. Please tell your doctor if you have malabsorption syndrome (difficulty absorbing nutrition from food). If you are a pregnant or breastfeeding mother, please consult your doctor before taking Folic Acid+methylcobalamin+pyridoxine Hydrochloride.
Uses of Folic Acid+methylcobalamin+pyridoxine Hydrochloride
Medicinal Benefits
Folic Acid+methylcobalamin+pyridoxine Hydrochloride treats nutritional deficiencies and contains Folic acid, Pyridoxine hydrochloride, and Methylcobalamin. Folic acid helps in the formation of red blood cells and prevents DNA changes that may lead to cancer. Pyridoxine hydrochloride is involved in protein, fat, and carbohydrate metabolism and the creation of red blood cells and neurotransmitters. Methylcobalamin regulates body functions, such as cell multiplication, blood formation, and protein synthesis.
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Side Effects of Folic Acid+methylcobalamin+pyridoxine Hydrochloride
- Stomach upset
- Nausea
- Diarrhoea
- Drowsiness
- Flushing
- Numbness/tingling
In-Depth Precautions and Warning
Drug Warnings
Let your doctor know if you have any blood disorders like pernicious anaemia before starting Folic Acid+methylcobalamin+pyridoxine Hydrochloride. Pregnant or breastfeeding women should consult their doctor before taking Folic Acid+methylcobalamin+pyridoxine Hydrochloride. Excessive alcohol consumption reduces the absorption and increases the elimination of folic acid. Alcohol can also worsen the side effects like drowsiness and stomach upset. Hence, please avoid alcohol while using Folic Acid+methylcobalamin+pyridoxine Hydrochloride.
Drug Interactions
Drug-Drug Interaction: Folic Acid+methylcobalamin+pyridoxine Hydrochloride may interact with anti-cancer drugs (altretamine, cisplatin), fits medicines (phenytoin, phenobarbital), antibiotics (chloramphenicol, trimethoprim), anti-Parkinson drug (levodopa), drugs used to treat tumours (fluorouracil), stomach related drugs (sulfasalazine), and cholesterol-lowering drugs (cholestyramine).
Drug-Food Interaction: Avoid excessive alcohol consumption reduces the absorption and increases the elimination of folic acid. Alcohol can also worsen the side effects like drowsiness and stomach upset.
Drug-Disease Interaction: Use Folic Acid+methylcobalamin+pyridoxine Hydrochloride with medical advice if you have malabsorption syndrome (difficulty absorbing nutrition from food) and allergic reactions to medicines.
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Safety Advice
Alcohol
cautionExcessive alcohol consumption reduces the absorption and increases the elimination of folic acid. Hence, please avoid alcohol while using Folic Acid+methylcobalamin+pyridoxine Hydrochloride.
Pregnancy
cautionFolic Acid+methylcobalamin+pyridoxine Hydrochloride should be used during pregnancy only when advised by your doctor. Let your doctor know if you are pregnant or planning to conceive before taking Folic Acid+methylcobalamin+pyridoxine Hydrochloride.
Breast Feeding
cautionPlease consult your doctor before taking Folic Acid+methylcobalamin+pyridoxine Hydrochloride if you are a breastfeeding mother.
Driving
cautionFolic Acid+methylcobalamin+pyridoxine Hydrochloride may sometimes make you feel sleepy. Do not drive or operate machinery if you are not mentally alert and focused.
Liver
cautionLet your doctor know if you have any history of liver diseases before taking Folic Acid+methylcobalamin+pyridoxine Hydrochloride. Your dosage may be adjusted in case of liver impairment.
Kidney
cautionLet your doctor know if you have any history of kidney diseases before taking Folic Acid+methylcobalamin+pyridoxine Hydrochloride. Your dosage may be adjusted in case of renal impairment.
Children
cautionPlease consult your doctor. The doctor will prescribe the dosage of Folic Acid+methylcobalamin+pyridoxine Hydrochloride based on the child's age and weight.
Habit Forming
Diet & Lifestyle Advise
- Try Vitamin B complex food sources like milk, cheese, eggs, liver and kidney, chicken, red meat, tuna, mackerel, salmon, shellfish, oysters, clams, dark green vegetables such as spinach and kale, beetroot, avocados, potatoes, whole grains, cereals, kidney beans, black beans, and chickpea.
- Try folate-rich food sources like broccoli, Brussels sprouts, leafy green vegetables, cabbage, kale, spring greens, spinach, peas, chickpeas, kidney beans, and breakfast cereals fortified with folic acid.
- Include fruits like citrus, banana and watermelon in your diet.
- Avoid smoking and alcohol consumption.
- Exercise regularly, and maintain a healthy lifestyle.
- Avoid excess fatty foods.
Special Advise
- Clinical monitoring of folic acid, vitamins B12 and B6 levels through blood examinations is recommended.
- Let your doctor and the laboratory staff know if you are using Folic Acid+methylcobalamin+pyridoxine Hydrochloride since Pyridoxine hydrochloride may interfere with laboratory tests like urine tests for urobilinogen.
Patients Concern
Disease/Condition Glossary
Nutritional deficiencies: A nutritional deficiency occurs when the body does not absorb or get enough nutrients from food. Nutrients are necessary for body development and the prevention of diseases. Sometimes your body is unable to absorb many nutrients even if you are consuming them. Nutrient deficiency can lead to many health problems like a weakened immune system, skin problems, digestion problems, defective bone growth, and neurological diseases.
FAQs
Folic Acid+methylcobalamin+pyridoxine Hydrochloride is a vitamin supplement and consists of Folic acid, Pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6) and Methylcobalamin (vitamin B12). When you lack these vitamins in your body, which cannot be recovered even with the food sources, Folic Acid+methylcobalamin+pyridoxine Hydrochloride helps in normalising these deficient levels. Collectively, Folic Acid+methylcobalamin+pyridoxine Hydrochloride treats nutritional deficiencies.
Vitamin B6 deficiency occurs when your body lacks adequate Pyridoxine levels. You can overcome this deficiency by including food sources rich in Pyridoxine like milk, eggs, beef, pork, chicken or turkey, fish, peanuts, soya beans, wheat germ, oats and bananas. If your Vitamin B6 levels are still low, your doctor may prescribe its supplements.
Vitamin B12 deficiency is caused when you don't have enough Methylcobalamin or Mecobalamin levels in your body. You can include natural Vitamin B12 sources like eggs, beef, liver, chicken, trout, salmon, tuna fish, clams, fortified breakfast cereal, low-fat milk, yoghurt, and cheese in your diet for treating the deficiency. If you still have low levels of B12, please consult your doctor for its supplements.
Pyridoxine hydrochloride in Folic Acid+methylcobalamin+pyridoxine Hydrochloride may interfere with laboratory tests like urine test for urobilinogen. Please make sure your doctor knows that you take Folic Acid+methylcobalamin+pyridoxine Hydrochloride if you are undergoing any blood and urine examinations.
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.
