Anemia from folic acid deficiency, hepatic disease, alcoholism, intestinal obstruction, excessive hemolysis
Infant: 0.05 mg PO, SC, or IM qd.
Child < 4 yr: up to 0.3 mg PO, SC or IM qd.
Child = 4 yr, adult: 0.4 mg PO, SC, or IM qd × 4-5 day. Pregnant, breast-feeding pts: 0.8 mg PO, SC, or IM qd.
Prevention of megaloblastic anemia from pregnancy and fetal damage
Adult: 1 mg PO, SC, or IM qd during pregnancy.
Nutritional supplement
Child: 0.05 mg PO qd.
Adult: 0.15-0.2 mg PO, SC, or IM qd (males); 0.15-0.18 mg PO, SC, or IM qd (females). |