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US brand names:Folate
Folic Acid is dosed at 0.05–0.1 mg/kg PO q24h in rabbits, per Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed. Verify against current literature before clinical use.
Essential cofactor for one-carbon transfer reactions in DNA and amino acid synthesis. Required for erythropoiesis and cell division.
Supplement during sulfonamide and methotrexate therapy. Low levels in some GI diseases. Very safe. Concurrent with cobalamin supplementation often needed.
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