Treatment of folate deficiency includes folic acid supplementation and treating the cause of the folate deficiency.Standard dosing of oral folic acid is 1 to 5 mg/day orally for 1 to 4 months, or until complete hematologic recovery occurs. The oral route is sufficient even in those with malabsorption.
Vitamin B12 deficiency must be ruled out, and treated if present, before giving folic acid to a patient with megaloblastic anemia, since administration of folic acid may worsen neurologic complications of untreated vitamin B12 deficiency.
Folate deficiency medical therapy
Folate deficiency primary prevention
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Thalassemia medical therapy
Macrocytic anemia medical therapy
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