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It's important to follow the treatment plan that your doctor gives you
Prescription and administration: Once B12 deficiency is confirmed, GPs prescribe hydroxocobalamin injections according to standardised protocols: Standard loading regimen: 1mg intramuscularly three times weekly for two weeks Neurological involvement: 1mg intramuscularly on alternate days until no further improvement Maintenance therapy: 1mg every three months for life in pernicious anaemia or malabsorption conditions (or every two months if there was neurological involvement) Injections are typically administered by practice nurses at GP surgeries
However, some people dont get enough of this vitamin from their food
Human milk contains an array of bioactive compounds that keep newborns and young infants healthy
Vitamin B12 shots are time-released shots often intended to replace vitamin B12