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When taken by mouth: Thiamine is LIKELY SAFE when taken by mouth in appropriate amounts, although rare allergic reactions and skin irritation have occurred.
When given by IV: Thiamine is LIKELY SAFE when given appropriately by a healthcare provider. Thiamine injection is an FDA-approved prescription product.
When given as a shot: Thiamine is LIKELY SAFE when given appropriately as a shot into the muscle by a healthcare provider. Thiamine shots are an FDA-approved prescription product.
Thiamine might not properly enter the body in some people who have liver problems, drink a lot of alcohol, or have other conditions.
Special Precautions & Warnings:
Pregnancy and breast-feeding: Thiamine is
LIKELY SAFE for pregnant or breast-feeding women when taken in the recommended amount of 1.4 mg daily. Not enough is known about the safety of using larger amounts during pregnancy or breast-feeding.
Alcoholism and a liver disease called cirrhosis: Alcoholics and people with cirrhosis often have low levels of thiamine. Nerve pain in alcoholism can be worsened by thiamine deficiency. These people might require thiamine supplements.
Critical illness: People that are critically ill such as those that had surgery might have low levels of thiamine. These people might require thiamine supplements.
Heart failure: People with heart failure might have low levels of thiamine. These people might require thiamine supplements.
Hemodialysis: People undergoing hemodialysis treatments might have low levels of thiamine. They might require thiamine supplements.
Syndromes in which it is difficult for the body to absorb nutrients (malabsorption syndromes): People with malabsorption syndromes may have low levels of thiamine. The might require thiamine supplements.
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