Unnecessary vitamin B12 shots costing Ontario millions, study finds Most seniors getting B12 shots in province don't need them, researchers say Almost two-thirds of Ontario seniors who received vitamin B12 shots had no evidence of a B12 deficiency, according to a study published in the medical journal JAMA Internal Medicine
B12 levels increased significantly more for pregnant than non-pregnant women when given an oral dose of 1,000 g (respective increase of 195 vs 117 pmol/l) or 500 g (respective increase of 147 vs 95 pmol/l), but not for 250 g (respective increase of 11 vs
Administer the injection into the muscle (the thigh is typically easiest if youre doing it yourself)
WHY DOES YOUR BODY NEED B-12
The medication usually comes with a detailed label or a patient information leaflet explaining its use, dosage, and warnings
A 2020 review on the safety of BPC-157 in preclinical (animal) studies states that the peptide did not show any test-related effects in the single-dose toxicity study and that it was well tolerated in repeat-dose evaluations.16 Other animal studies and reviews mention that BPC-157 has no reported toxicity or that it was without a lethal dose in toxicology studies.14 17 Even the authors of a small human study on BPC-157 for interstitial cystitis note that no one dropped out of the study, and no adverse events were reported.18 We want to highlight that most of the relevant studies have been conducted on animals, and more human research is needed
