For thousands of people in the UK living with Pernicious Anaemia (PA) and other B12 deficiency disorders, the need for regular hydroxocobalamin injections is a lifelong reality. But why does this vital medicine remain strictly a Prescription-Only Medicine (POM), and...
This month’s blog post is from our Chief Executive Officer, Katrina Burchell, who, as a patient, often experiences the same less than perfect treatment for Pernicious Anaemia that our members encounter. Here she gives her perspective on a particular frustration about...
People with Pernicious Anaemia may also need to supplement some of the other important B vitamins too. It is common for people with PA to also be deficient in folate.
So, the clocks went back an hour last week, which means, we suppose, that we get an extra hour of 2020; another hour on a year that has been like no other than we can remember. For far too many patients who have Pernicious Anaemia the Covid-19 pandemic has brought...