To treat:

Folate deficiency anaemia caused by poor diet, poor absorption of food (such as in coeliac disease or a digestive disorder called sprue) or increased use of folate in the body (as in pregnancy).

To prevent:

• Folate deficiency caused by some medicines (e.g. those used to treat epilepsy such as phenytoin, and primidone).
• Folate deficiency caused by long-term red blood cell damage or kidney dialysis.
• Neural tube defects in babies (e.g. spina bifida), where women are at risk of having an affected child.

To treat:

Folate deficiency anaemia caused by poor diet, poor absorption of food (such as in coeliac disease or a digestive disorder called sprue) or increased use of folate in the body (as in pregnancy).

To prevent:

• Folate deficiency caused by some medicines (e.g. those used to treat epilepsy such as phenytoin, and primidone).
• Folate deficiency caused by long-term red blood cell damage or kidney dialysis.
• Neural tube defects in babies (e.g. spina bifida), where women are at risk of having an affected child.