Randomized controlled trials have demonstrated that prophylactic intramuscular (IM) vitamin K injection of the newborn raises plasma vitamin K concentration, reduces PIVKA II (a marker of vitamin K deficiency), improves prothrombin time, and decreases the risk of classic VKDB compared to placebo (reviewed in 126 and 128)
When traveling, carry tablets in your hand luggage with the pharmacy label if available
It is also prescribed off-label for weight loss in people with obesity or overweight, as an adjunct to diet and exercise
Fortunately for them, unfortunately for the research committee, their skulls were intact so they couldn't measure directly in the brain
full discontinuation, not a reduced-dose arm
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