vitamin B12

Uses• vitamin B12 deficiency
Contraindications,
drug interactions
or cautions
Contraindications
• hypersensitivity to cobalamins
Drug Interactions
• chloramphenicol
• colchicine
• aminoglycosides
• phenytoin
• alcohol
• neomycin
• antacids
• H2 antagonists
• proton pump inhibitors
Adverse Effects (common and severe)• diarrhea
• itch
• urticaria
• peripheral vascular thrombosis
• heart failure exacerbation
• pulmonary edema
• feeling of swelling all over the body
Instructions and dose
(initial; typical)
Oral: 250g daily
MonitoringCBC
Source of Suggestion