– Significant
increase of Hb levels (mean of 0.6 g/dL) and decrease of ECV (mean of 3 fL);
normalization of Hb levels and ECV in 54% and 100% of the patients,
respectively
– Dose
effect: effectiveness dose of cobalamin ≥500 μg per day
– No
adverse effect
Open
prospective study of low-cobalamin levels not related to pernicious anemia
Oral crystalline cyanocobalamin: between 1000 and
125 μg per day during at least 1 week
– Normalization
of serum cobalamin levels in all patients with at least a dose of vitamin ≥250 μg per day