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My 6.5 months baby have hb e beta thall and she daily taking 5mg folic acid. is it ok according to her age? pls advice...
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No harm done: 5 mg/day of Folic Acid is too large a dose for an infant, but Folic Acid is water soluble, and thus excess Folic Acid will be excreted through urine. I would say 0.5 mg/day would be good enough, but sometimes a smaller dose in a liquid form costs more. I would give 1mg tab to her daily. ( crush it in milk or water).
Answered 6/25/2014
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