Molecule intelOpportunity: ModerateEssentialCrowded market

Folic Acid

460 brands · 256 companies · product forms

ATC: B03BB01, V04CX02 4 DRAP alerts

Opportunity snapshot

Launch attractiveness
49
Market saturation
100
Price room
100
Regulatory risk
90
460
brands
256
companies
Rs 156.2
median price
201
price points
600.75x
price spread
100
confidence %

Who competes here

Top companies by brand count — fragmented market (no dominant player) · leader share 2%

Price room

Across observed sources and strengths
CheapestRs 20
MedianRs 156.2
Most expensiveRs 12,014.97
Spread600.75×
Sources: DRAP-official, DVAGO, Servaid

max/min price ratio 600.75x across 201 trusted points (Rs 20.0-12014.97). NOTE: mixes strengths (graph prices carry no strength), so treat as indicative.

Brands & products on the market

Sample of 12 live products for Folic Acid — each links to its own medicine page.

Regulatory alerts

Recall exposurelatest 2025-09-12
Precautionary Recall of Inj. Cara-Fer (Iron Sucrose 100mg/5ml), Batch No. 24G001
Recall Alert: Drug Product; Novarise 50mg/5ml Syrup by Sharooq Pharmaceuticals, Lahore
Recall Alert: Drug Product; Awahaem Tablets (Batch # 2781 by M/s. Usawa Pharmaceuticals, R
Recall Alert: Recall of Substandard Folic Acid Tablet Batches (490, 612) Manufactured By M

Why this score

Launch attractiveness

40% supply-gap(45) + 25% price-variation(100) + 20% low-competition(0) + 15% supply-disruption(40), damped by confidence(100). Higher = more attractive, less crowded opportunity.

Market saturation

256 canonical companies and 460 brands compete (saturation pegged at 30 companies / 150 brands).

Price room

max/min price ratio 600.75x across 201 trusted points (Rs 20.0-12014.97). NOTE: mixes strengths (graph prices carry no strength), so treat as indicative.

Regulatory risk

4 DRAP alert(s), latest 2025-09-12 incl. recall/safety.

Confidence

Full coverage.

Packaged brief for this moderate opportunity?

Molecule page + company profiles + price-room analysis are the pilot package for pharma teams.

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Molecule intelligence as of 2026-07-30. Brand/company counts from DRAP registry and observed retail sources.

For medicine intelligence and professional reference only. Not medical advice.