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FOLIC ACID

All products: general benefit

Other products in the same Health Canada class (B03B) — coverage varies; not interchangeable

  • Cyanocobalamin (Rubramin): general benefit, Not a benefit

Folic Acid · DIN 00426849 · 5mg · tablet

General benefitMarketed · checked 2026-09-02
StatusGeneral benefit
Special Drugs ProgramSpecial Drugs Program: Amoxicillin, ascorbic acid (Vitamin C), deferoxamine, folic acid, hydrocortisone injection, penicillin and trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole for the treatment of thalassaemia (ontario.ca, Updated 2023-07-13 ↗) Through the Special Drugs Program, the Ministry of Health covers the full cost of certain outpatient drugs used in the treatment of specific conditions. (ontario.ca, Updated 2023-07-13 ↗) The Special Drugs Program will cover costs for the above drugs if the patient: is an Ontario resident has a valid Ontario Health Insurance (OHIP) has one of the diseases or conditions covered meets the established clinical criteria is under the care of an approved physician/designated care centre (ontario.ca, Updated 2023-07-13 ↗)
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1 brand, same coverage
Folic Acid · DIN 00426849 Manufacturer: A A Pharma Inc.; listing date 1996-10-01 Health Canada: Marketed since 2019-01-15 · brand FOLIC ACID · ATC B03BB01 FOLIC ACID · form Tablet · route Oral · ingredients FOLIC ACID 5 MG · company Aa pharma inc · schedule Prescription
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Folic Acid: Formulary list price $0.0368/unit (unit not stated in source; not the patient's cost)

Ministry pays: $0.0368 per source unit.

Source explanation: The formulary price is what ODB pays; the cash price at the counter is set by the pharmacy.

Formulary data: Ontario extract of Aug 26, 2026 · Health Canada DPD extract of Sep 2, 2026 (Open Government Licence – Canada) · https://health-products.canada.ca/dpd-bdpp/info?lang=eng&code=3002 · Verify on the e-Formulary ↗ (DIN 00426849)

Source record
DIN 00426849: Folic Acid Raw flags: sec3=Y Item: 880800003; group id 881; item number 2122; lccId None; manufacturer id AAP Source form: Tab; strength: 5mg Recorded listing: General benefit Source prices (unrounded): $0.0368; ministry $0.0368 Source: ODB odb-formulary-ed43-extract-2026-08-26.xml extract_date=2026-08-26 DIN=00426849 Health Canada DPD extract of Sep 2, 2026 (Open Government Licence – Canada) · https://health-products.canada.ca/dpd-bdpp/info?lang=eng&code=3002
Interchangeable products
Folvite · DIN 00014966 · not recorded Jamp-Folic Acid · DIN 02366061 · $0.0368
Shortage status: resolved shortage (ended 2026-02-04); reports as of 2026-09-13T08:10:21.292534+00:00 (Health Product Shortages Canada) Source: https://healthproductshortages.ca/search?term=00426849
Shortage record checked 2026-09-13T08:10:21.292534+00:00
Other drugs in the same formulary class (88:08 Vitamin B) and how they are covered

Matched class: 88:08 Vitamin B

Drug-class inventory only. Lists recorded Ontario formulary products, not every Canadian medication; does not recommend treatment. Covered without a code on the Ontario formulary: LEUCOVORIN CALCIUM Some products covered without a code (check the product listing): CYANOCOBALAMIN 88:08 Vitamin B

CYANOCOBALAMIN

· 5 products · Listed, not a benefit (1), General benefit (4) · strengths: 1mg/mL · Inj Sol-10mL Pk

LEUCOVORIN CALCIUM

· 4 products · General benefit · strengths: 5mg · Tab

NICOTINIC ACID

· 2 products · Listed, not a benefit · strengths: 50mg · Tab

THIAMINE HCL

· 2 products · Listed, not a benefit; DIN status E (meaning unconfirmed); confirm discontinuation/availability with Health Canada · strengths: 50mg · Tab Source: formulary-ed43-front-matter.txt Part V; ODB odb-formulary-ed43-extract-2026-08-26.xml extract_date=2026-08-26; class 88:08
Full class listing Related classes: 88:12 Vitamin C, 88:16 Vitamin D, 88:28 Multivitamins Same formulary class, not same indication: class membership alone does not establish equivalent uses.
What the Health Canada label says it is for
1 INDICATIONS FOLIC ACID (folic acid) is indicated for:  The prevention and treatment of folate deficiency due to inadequate dietary intake, absorption or utilization or increased excretion or need as in tropical sprue (not in all forms of sprue), chronic haemodialysis, chronic haemolytic anaemia, nutritional megaloblastic anaemia, megaloblastic anaemia of pregnancy, infancy, and childhood, and megaloblastic anaemia associated with primary liver disease, alcoholism with cirrhosis, or associated with anticonvulsant therapy.  Women who are planning pregnancy or are pregnant and have had a previous pregnancy affected by a neural tube defect (NTD), who have a family history of neural tube defects, have diabetes or malabsorption disorders, who are taking folic acid antagonists or anticonvulsant drugs. FOLIC ACID should only be used in conditions in which folate deficiency has been confirmed; specific indicators are:  the low serum or plasma folate levels [initial],  red cell folate level [cannot distinguish between folate deficiency and cobalamin deficiency and it remains unaffected by sudden changes in folat… https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00065612.PDF PM date: APR 7, 2022 Source product: FOLIC ACID; DIN 00426849; fetched 2026-09-10 Product monograph posted by Health Canada; excerpt for lookup only.