Anaemia can be caused by several factors including inadequate intake or absorption of iron, vitamin B12, folate, copper and zinc
NICE guidance recommends initial treatment with hydroxocobalamin 1mg intramuscularly three times weekly for two weeks, followed by maintenance therapy
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Note: For complete details, please review product monographs at and regularly review current Health Canada advisories, warnings and recalls at: for the most up to date information.) Table 4: Treatment of B 12 deficiency (adapted from Means 2021) 27 Note: Intranasal administration is generally not used
Chemotherapy with drugs like 5-fluorouracil has also been associated with acute thiamine deficiency by disrupting thiamine activation, so oncology patients receiving such therapy might receive parenteral thiamine supplementation as part of this B-Complex if needed
Notably, 83 percent of the participants preferred the oral route over the monthly B12 shots