Natural Medicines Newsletter

Volume 2, Issue 32, 08/25/2010

Question

What medical indications or conditions warrant the use of vitamin B12 (cobalamin) supplementation?

Answer

As noted in the past two newsletter publications on the topic of Natural Medicines, it is apparent that the absorption of vitamin B12 (cobalamin, cyanocobalamin) is dependent upon a number of anatomical and physiological factors and is also necessary for a number of biological reactions/functions.  Please refer to those issues for additional details.  This issue will focus on the type of patients or medical conditions that may require the supplementation of vitamin B12 (see the table below).(1-6)  More importantly, it is necessary to recognize the reason that some of these patients require supplementation, including those using vitamin B12 in different dosage forms other than those to be taken by mouth.

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