Translations:Hydroxocobalamin/10/en

Vitamin B₁₂ deficiency

Standard therapy for treatment of vitamin B₁₂ deficiency has been intramuscular (IM) or intravenous (IV) injections of hydroxocobalamin (OHCbl), since the majority of cases are due to malabsorption by the enteral route (gut). It is used pediatric patients with intrinsic cobalamin metabolic diseases, vitamin B₁₂-deficient patients with tobacco amblyopia due to cyanide poisoning, and patients with pernicious anemia who have optic neuropathy.