As a result, they offer a less invasive option for B12 administration compared to traditional SubQ needles
Do note, pernicious anemia rarely visits alone
Vitamin B12 can interact with medications such as colchicine (a medicine used to treat gout), metformin (an anti-diabetic agent), excessive alcohol, vitamin C products, extended release potassium products, antibiotics such as gentamicin, neomycin, tobramycin, anti-seizure medications such as phenobarbital, phenytoin, primidone, medicines used to treat heartburn like H2 blockers such as cimetidine and proton pump inhibitors such as omeprazole, antacids such as ranitidine, cimetidine
Results may vary
Due to change in size and shape, the movement of red blood cells from bone marrow to the bloodstream become ineffective, often leading to megaloblastic anemia
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