Therapeutic Action
Vitamin
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Drug reference
Vitamin
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Vitamin B deficiencies: beriberi, alcoholic neuritis 1
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No contra-indication, or adverse effects with oral thiamine. Pregnancy: no contra-indication Breast-feeding: no contra-indication
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50 mg tablet Also comes in 10 mg and 25 mg tablets.
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Infantile beriberi 10 mg once daily, until complete recovery (3 to 4 weeks) Acute beriberi 50 mg 3 times daily for a few days, until symptoms improve, then 10 mg once daily until complete recovery (several weeks) Mild chronic deficiency 10 to 25 mg once daily
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In the treatment of severe cases, the use of injectable thiamine is justified to correct the disorder as rapidly as possible, but is no longer justified when symptoms have improved. Vitamin B deficiency often occurs in association with other vitamin B-complex deficiencies, 1 especially in alcoholic patients. Thiamine is also called aneurine.
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– In airtight non-metallic container
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