Vitamin C for Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19 —Reply

In Reply Dr McKenzie and colleagues raise concerns regarding the safety of bundling thiamine with other vitamins into a product primarily prescribed for thiamine replacement in patients with or at risk of alcohol withdrawal. This formulation consists of 2 ampules (thiamine, riboflavin, and pyridoxine in ampule 1; ascorbic acid, nicotinamide, and glucose in ampule 2) that are intended to be diluted together in normal saline or 5% dextrose and infused. We are aware of a similar bundled injectable vitamin solution in other countries.
Source: JAMA - Category: General Medicine Source Type: research