Long term prescription of medications such as the following are likely to increase the cause of, or exacerbate the risk of B12 deficiency - the proton pump inhibitors (esomeprazole, lansoprazole, omeprazole, pantoprazole, rabeprazole), famotidine, ranitidine, metformin, glibenclamide, gliclazide, glimepiride, glipizide, sodium valproate, gabapentin, doxycycline, some oral contraceptives
Well cover the main rules for IV B12 therapy , like how much to take and how to do it
This is easier to measure because the math is simpler, and the slightly larger injection volumes are still comfortable for subcutaneous administration
While there arent generic versions of viscosupplementation products, various brands exist at different price points
Many of those drugs are appearing as sponsored products,openly flouting Australian laws banning the promotion of medical chemicals