Medical Condition Other B-complex Deficiencies

Source:

2009 icd-9-cm diagnosis 266.2 - other b-complex deficiencies

Active Ingredients used for Other B Complex Deficiencies:

Biotin, Folate, Pantothenic Acid Dexpanthenol

Active Ingredient	Uses based on scientific evidence	Grade*
biotin (vitamin h)	biotin deficiency is extremely rare. some potential causes of biotin deficiency are: long-term use of certain anti-seizure medications; prolonged oral antibiotic use; intestinal malabsorption (for example short gut syndrome); intravenous feeding (total parenteral nutrition/tpn) without added biotin; and eating raw egg whites on a regular basis. supplementing with biotin appears helpful for the treatment of this deficiency.	a
folate (folic acid)	folate deficiency will occur if the body does not get the adequate amount of folic acid from dietary intake. folic acid has been shown to be effective in the treatment of megaloblastic and macrocytic anemias due to folate deficiency.	a
pantothenic acid (vitamin b5), dexpanthenol	pantothenic acid deficiency has been very rarely observed in humans. in cases of true pantothenic acid deficiency, oral pantothenic acid therapy is accepted as a treatment. it may also be merited as prevention in select patients at high risk for malnutrition. it should be included in tube feeds or parenteral (intravenous) nutrition formulas for patients unable to eat on their own.	a

*Key to grades
A: Strong scientific evidence for this use;
B: Good scientific evidence for this use;
C: Unclear scientific evidence for this use;
D: Fair scientific evidence against this use;
F: Strong scientific evidence against this use.