PregVit folic 5: Patient Information

The product information provided in this web site is intended only for the residents of Canada.

PregVit folic 5 is a prenatal high dose (5 mg) folic acid vitamin mineral supplement formulated for use in women who are planning pregnancy or pregnant and whose state of health or medical history (e.g. diabetes, epilepsy, use of certain medications), lifestyle habits or genetic history require a higher dose of folic acid  (5 mg) in the judgement of their attending physician. 

Therefore, if you are planning a pregnancy or pregnant, you should discuss your folate supplementation with your physician. You may also have developed a poor folate status from multifactorial dietary and environmental conditions, including poor eating habits, stringent dieting for weight loss, drug and alcohol abuse, or cigarette smoking.  Oral contraceptive users may also have lower folate concentrations than non-users.

PregVit folic 5's supplementation approach will allow you to attain key nutrient levels of folic acid, iron, calcium, etc. that you may not be able to acquire from your diet alone.

PregVit folic 5's 2-step approach helps reduce constipation experienced with other brands. Calcium can prevent the iron from being properly absorbed in your body when both elements are included in the same tablet. Health Canada recommends that iron and calcium be taken at different times during the day. PregVit supplies iron in the morning tablet and calcium in the evening tablet to allow your body to optimally absorb the iron. The quantity of iron in PregVit is adjusted to help reduce constipation. Your body receives the recommended amount of iron.

	1 pink tablet in the morning	1 blue tablet in the evening
	Beta-Carotene Vitamin E Vitamin C Vitamin E1	Folic Acid Vitamin D3 Vitamin B12
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How to take PregVit folic 5
Take the pink tablet in the morning on an empty stomach with a glass of water to achieve optimal vitamin absorption. Take the blue tablet in the evening within an hour of your meal.

If you are on thyroid medication
If you have been prescribed levothyroxine (Synthroid, Eltroxin and others) to take first thing in the morning on an empty stomach, then PregVit pink tablet containing iron should be taken 4 hours later. Read more >>

PregVit folic 5 is covered by:

• Most private insurance plans

Based on your health assessment and stages of preconception, pregnancy or breastfeeding, your health professionals may prescribe you PregVit folic 5 or PregVit, or both products successively. Both PregVit folic 5 and PregVit contain the same active ingredients. The one difference between the two products is the amount of folic acid found in each preparation. PregVit folic 5 provides a high dose of folic acid (5 mg) PregVit, whereas contains 1.1 mg of folic acid. Click here for more information about PregVit.

If you want to know more about nutrition and the role of vitamins and minerals before, during and following pregnancy, please visit nutritioninpregnancy.org.

Duchesnay (Laval, Canada) manufactures PregVit folic 5 and PregVit according to rigorous industry standards and evidence-based data in order to maximize the nutrients’ potential protective effect for the baby as well as for the mother.