Does Metoprolol Cause An Elevated Vitamin B12 Level In Blood?

Posted on Wed, 9 Dec 2015

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Wed, 9 Dec 2015 Answered on

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Question : Do you know if metoprolol can elevate b12 levels?

Answered by Dr. Ronald Schubert (5 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
No correlation between metoprolol and Vitamin B12 levels

Detailed Answer:
Thank you for contacting HCM with your health care concerns

You are wondering if taking metoprolol will help improve Vitamin B12 levels. the answer is no. There is no mechanism from metoprolol that will help improve absorption and metabolism of vitamin B12.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar