Oral vitamin B12: a cost-effective alternative.

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  • Michael R Kolber
  • Sherilyn K D Houle
چکیده

On February 29, 2012, Sandoz Canada announced a disruption to the supply of its many injectable medications in Canada, including vitamin B12 (VB12) while it upgraded operations to meet US Food and Drug Administration standards.1 This disruption forced Canadian physicians and pharmacists to find alternative sources or make therapeutic substitutions until the shortage was resolved. This shortage presented an opportunity to revisit an evidence-based therapeutic alternative for the treatment of VB12 deficiency.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien

دوره 60 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2014