Treatment Options for Vitamin B12 Deficiency Treatment of vitamin B12 deficiency in the UK is guided by the underlying cause, severity of deficiency, and presence of neurological symptoms, following recommendations from NICE and the British National Formulary (BNF)
Although dryness (sicca) of the eyes and mouth are the classically described features, dryness of other mucosal surfaces and systemic manifestations, including fatigue and arthralgia, are common ( Digestive involvement is frequent in pSS, including autoimmune disorders, such as chronic atrophic gastritis, esophageal motility dysfunction, lymphocytic colitis, primary biliary cholangitis and autoimmune hepatitis ( pSS-related atrophic gastritis and associated PA may require parenteral or sublingual vitamin B12 supplementation (2)
Other Approved Uses: Pernicious Anemia: A condition where the immune system destroys the stomach cells needed to absorb B12
Shari has worked in healthcare since 1996 and her expertise lies in acute care bedside nursing on a medical oncology floor
Vitamin B12 injections are an effective treatment for individuals who cannot absorb enough B12 from their diet or oral supplements