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Worth knowing about

Can you take Folate and Vitamin B12 together?

Folate can mask a B12 deficiency

What happens

High folic acid corrects the anaemia of B12 deficiency while the neurological damage keeps progressing silently.

What to do about it

If you take more than 400 mcg folate, make sure B12 is covered and get B12 checked periodically.

This is general information compiled from published pharmacology, not advice about your situation. Your dose, your other medication and your bloodwork all matter, and a pharmacist can see those in a way this page cannot.

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