Folic acid syrup
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To you chemists out there.
I am interested in preparing a folic acid syrup of con. 100 ug/mL to be
used for supplement by anaemic children. The normal tablet drug con. may
be too high and might alter pharmacology of PYRIMETHAMINE/SALFADOXINE
which might be used to treat these children.
Please note,
Folic acid is insoluble in cold water, soluble in diluted solutions of
alkali hydroxides and carbonates. It is incompatible with oxidising and
reducing agents and with ions of heavy metals.
David Muhia.
Wellcome Trust Research Laboratories,
P. O. Box 43640,
Nairobi / Kenya
Tel +254-2-725390/8
Fax +254-2-711673
mailto:wellcome@users.africaonline.co.ke
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