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    • FOLAFY ER

    • QTY 30
    • 25,500 MCG
    • Tablet
    • Near  77381

LEVOMEFOLATE (LEE voe me FOE late) prevents and treats low levels of folate (vitamin B9) in people with medical conditions including depression. It is a form of folate. Folate plays an important role in forming red blood cells and maintaining brain health. Folate also supports a healthy pregnancy and lowers the risk of birth defects of the brain and spine.


FOLAFY ER Lifestyle Interactions

  • Mometasone Furoate 0.1%, Topical cream

    Interaction: Grapefruit juice
    Severity: Moderate
    Notes for Consumers: These agents may be taken together with close supervision from your prescriber. Taking these drugs together could result in serious side effects such as mood changes; nausea, vomiting; dizziness; feeling faint or lightheaded, falls; unusually weak or tired; high blood pressure; skin changes; weight loss or gain. Report any of these effects immediately should they occur.
    Notes for Professionals: Consumption of grapefruit or grapefruit juice while taking mometasone may increase systemic exposure to mometasone, increasing the risk of corticosteroid-related adverse events. Avoid consistent consumption of grapefruit and its juice while on mometasone therapy; those who do consume grapefruit regularly should be monitored closely for hypercorticism and adrenal suppression. Mometasone is a CYP3A4 substrate and grapefruit is a strong CYP3A4 inhibitor.

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