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Have started zantac 300 (ranitidine) to be taken for 1 month i have a blood test fbc ,serum folate, (folic acid) serum b12 can this medication interfere with it?

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Dr. Tonya Fordham answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

No: The test should be accurate while taking this medicine. I hope you are well.

Dr Minich agreed

Answered 5/1/2015

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I have off the chart high levels of both B12 and folate, with low ferritin. in a blood test. I was told long ago I cannot process folic Acid well. Now I take it with methotrexate. Could this folic be the cause of these results?

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My recent bloods test are Ferritin 30 ug/L Folate (folic acid) 3.9ug/L B12 545 ng/L neutrophils 8.150/L WBC 11.78 9/L HB 134 g/L MPV 7.0fL are they normal?

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A member asked:

Does having your B12 levels at 1204 something bad? Everything else is normal on the blood test. Just the folate (folic acid) levels at 7.22

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My recent blood tests showed a folate level of 4.5. I have been prescribed folic acid. What does a level of 4.5 mean? I am B12 & Vitamin D deficient

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What blood test involves testing for b12, folate (folic acid) and ferritin?

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