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Is hydroxocobalamin approved in the United States to treat anemia? Can that product be used to treat cyanide poisoning?

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Is hydroxocobalamin approved in the United States to treat anemia? Can that product be used to treat cyanide poisoning?

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Hydroxocobalamin (1000-µg) is approved in the United States and is used to treat patients with severe vitamin B12 deficiency (most often caused by pernicious anemia).43 However, this product formulation is dosed as a 1,000 µg injection—a fraction of the FDA-approved 5 g dosage for cyanide poisoning.30