Complete adverse effect profile including incidence rates and management
Important Safety Information
This is not a complete list of all possible side effects. Contact your healthcare provider if you experience any unexpected symptoms. For serious or life-threatening side effects, seek emergency medical attention immediately.
ADVERSE REACTIONS Mild transient diarrhea, polycythemia vera, itching, transitory exanthema, feeling of swelling of entire body may occur with administration of vitamin B 12 .
Allergic sensitization has been reported following both oral and parenteral administration of vitamin B 9 .
PRECAUTIONS Folic Acid alone is improper therapy in the treatment of pernicious anemia and other megaloblastic anemias where vitamin B 12 is deficient.
Daily doses of 0.1 mg or more of folic acid (vitamin B 9 ) may obscure pernicious anemia.
Hematologic improvement can occur while neurological damage progresses.
Exclusive use of folic acid to treat vitamin B 12 -deficient macrocytic anemia can lead to progressive and irreversible neurological damage.
Vitamin B 12 deficiency allowed to progress for over 3 months may cause permanent spinal cord lesions.
Like all medications, Paxlyte can cause side effects. However, not everyone who takes this medication will experience them. Many side effects are dose-dependent and may improve as your body adjusts to the medication. Others may require dose adjustment or medical attention.
Contact your healthcare provider promptly if you experience:
Seek immediate emergency medical care if you experience signs of: