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Hello..im new to tue world of PA..I had my fiest lot of loading injections in January and am due my next one in April. I went to pick up a prescriotion the other week for my usual anti depressants ive been on for years..to only find im the bag as well as my normal meds a pack of 5 Hydroxycobalamin thingys that the nursr pops in tue suringe? So do I pay for these? Was never mentioned by any doctor or nurse and I didnt pay for the loading dose ones..Seeing as PA is a life long condition I assumed treatment would br through the NHS? Thanks for any insight on this x

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Some practices like to give the B12 to the patient for them to keep and bring to the surgery when their injection is due.

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