Treats megaloblastic anemias due to folic acid deficiency. Sold as Folvite, Folic Acid, Quiofic. Every FDA application for this active ingredient: 3 branded and 38 generic.
As of Nov 15, 2026, FDA lists 41 applications for Folic Acid (sold as Folvite, Folic Acid, Quiofic), first approved Jun 2, 1947, with 0 new uses approved and 0 published complete response letters.
| Folic Acid | Part D | $5.5M | -22% | 317,547 |
| FOLIC ACID | Part B | $1K | New | 205 |
| Jun 2, 1947 | Folic AcidNDA 6135 | Lilly | 4 | Discontinued |
| Jun 5, 1947 | FolviteNDA 5897 | Wyeth Pharms Inc | 14 | Discontinued |
| Dec 23, 1971 | Folic AcidANDA 80680 | Watson Labs | 16 | Marketed |
| Mar 31, 1972 | Folic AcidANDA 80600 | Hikma | 19 | Discontinued |
| Oct 2, 1972 | Folic AcidANDA 83000 | Ivax Sub Teva Pharms | 0 | Discontinued |
| Nov 2, 1972 | Folic AcidANDA 80784 | Purepac Pharm | 1 | Discontinued |
| Feb 15, 1973 | Folic AcidANDA 83141 | Watson Labs | 0 | Discontinued |
| Mar 20, 1973 | Folic AcidANDA 80755 | Everylife | 0 | Discontinued |
| Apr 24, 1973 | Folic AcidANDA 83133 | Tablicaps | 0 | Discontinued |
| Jul 20, 1973 | Folic AcidANDA 80686 | Impax Labs | 0 | Discontinued |
| Jul 31, 1973 | Folic AcidANDA 80691 | Whiteworth Town Plsn | 0 | Discontinued |
| Nov 13, 1973 | Folic AcidANDA 83526 | Mk Labs | 2 | Discontinued |
| May 6, 1974 | Folic AcidANDA 80816 | Lannett | 4 | Discontinued |
| May 8, 1974 | Folic AcidANDA 84158 | Pharmeral | 0 | Discontinued |
| Feb 4, 1976 | Folic AcidANDA 84915 | Nexgen Pharma Inc | 0 | Discontinued |
| Jun 16, 1976 | Folic AcidANDA 84472 | Sandoz | 3 | Discontinued |
| Jul 29, 1976 | Folic AcidANDA 85061 | Contract Pharmacal | 5 | Discontinued |
| Aug 26, 1976 | Folic AcidANDA 85141 | Watson Labs | 0 | Discontinued |
| Jul 30, 1981 | FolicetANDA 87438 | Mission Pharma | 0 | Discontinued |
| May 13, 1982 | Folic AcidANDA 87828 | Usl Pharma | 0 | Discontinued |
| Mar 29, 1983 | Folic AcidANDA 88199 | Udl | 0 | Discontinued |
| Mar 23, 1984 | Folic AcidANDA 88730 | Vangard | 1 | Discontinued |
| Jan 8, 1986 | Folic AcidANDA 89177 | Barr | 0 | Discontinued |
| Feb 18, 1986 | Folic AcidANDA 89202 | Fresenius Kabi USA | 9 | Marketed |
| Dec 29, 1993 | Folic AcidANDA 81066 | Ben Venue | 1 | Discontinued |
| Jun 14, 2005 | Folic AcidANDA 40514 | Jubilant Cadista | 0 | Discontinued |
| Jul 18, 2005 | Folic AcidANDA 40582 | Sun Pharm Industries | 0 | Discontinued |
| Jul 21, 2005 | Folic AcidANDA 40625 | Amneal Pharm | 0 | Marketed |
| Jan 12, 2009 | Folic AcidANDA 40796 | Leading | 0 | Marketed |
| Jun 9, 2009 | Folic AcidANDA 90035 | Chartwell Molecular | 1 | Marketed |
| Jun 4, 2010 | Folic AcidANDA 40756 | Ph Health | 0 | Discontinued |
| Jul 12, 2013 | Folic AcidANDA 91145 | Aiping Pharm Inc | 0 | Marketed |
| Jan 27, 2014 | Folic AcidANDA 202437 | Cadila Pharms Ltd | 1 | Marketed |
| Jul 28, 2015 | Folic AcidANDA 204418 | Nuvo Pharms Inc | 0 | Marketed |
| Mar 8, 2019 | Folic AcidANDA 211064 | Rising | 0 | Marketed |
| Nov 6, 2019 | Folic AcidANDA 202522 | Xgen Pharms | 0 | Marketed |
| Jan 26, 2026 | QuioficNDA 216395 · New dosage form | Solubiomix | 0 | Marketed |
| — | Folic AcidANDA 83598 | Halsey | 0 | Discontinued |
| — | Folic AcidANDA 80903 | Valeant Pharm Intl | 0 | Discontinued |
| — | Folic AcidANDA 86296 | Vintage Pharms | 0 | Discontinued |
| — | Folic AcidANDA 88949 | Pioneer Pharms | 0 | Discontinued |
Applications, approvals and products come from FDA's Drugs@FDA data files, refreshed weekly, grouped by active ingredient as FDA spells it. Complete response letters are FDA's published letters. Medicare spending is CMS's Part D and Part B dashboard, matched to this ingredient by generic name; shortages are FDA's shortage list, matched by application number; clinical trials are ClinicalTrials.gov studies naming the ingredient as an intervention, refreshed daily; safety programs are FDA's REMS list, matched by application number or, for shared programs, by ingredient. Drugs@FDA