Similarly, folate requirements rise during active cell division, and inadequate folate can limit the effectiveness of B12 therapy
Premature neonates are particularly at risk because their kidneys are immature, and they require large amounts of calcium and phosphate solutions, which contain aluminum
In addition, once-daily administration of 1 mg oral hydroxocobalamine caused the studied children's levels of homocysteine to increase and their levels of methionine to decrease, while the reverse happened when hydroxocobalamine was given intramuscularly
Exact figures vary by study design and should be read from the individual publications
If single morning administration produces satisfactory results, adding complexity provides no advantage
The safety of the treatment for the baby is not fully known