A Study to See if a Combination of Vitamins That is Injected Into a Muscle is as Good and Safe as a Vitamin That is Taken by Mouth

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Provision of written informed consent to participate in the study (according toOrder of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine No. 690 (with amendments)).

2. Female and male patients aged ≥18.

3. Vitamin B12 deficiency, defined as serum vitamin B12 < 350 pmol/L.

4. Female patients of childbearing potential (WOCBP) must be using two acceptablemethods of contraception, (e.g., intra-uterine device plus condom, spermicidal gelplus condom, diaphragm plus condom, etc., with the exception of oralcontraceptives), from the time of screening and for the duration of the study,through study completion and for 1 month following study completion. Periodicabstinence (e.g., calendar, ovulation, symptothermal, post-ovulation methods) andwithdrawal are not acceptable methods of contraception. Postmenopausal females musthave had no regular menstrual bleeding for at least one (1) year prior to initialdosing. Female patients who report surgical sterilization must have had theprocedure at least six (6) months prior to initial dosing. Surgical sterilizationprocedures should be supported with clinical documentation made available to thesponsor and noted in the Relevant Medical History / Current Medical Conditionssection of the CRF. All female patients of childbearing potential must have negativepregnancy test results at screening. An additional pregnancy test will be performedon Days 0, 28, 56.

5. Able to communicate well with the investigator and able to understand and complywith the requirements of the study.

6. Patients are otherwise in relatively good health as determined by past medicalhistory, physical examination, vital signs, and laboratory tests at screening (V -1).

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Active or recent vitamin B12, folic acid, B6 intake (the subject must not receivevitamin B12, folic acid, B6 drugs or food supplements for at least 6 months).

2. Participation in a previous clinical study with vitamin B12 within the 6 monthsprior to screening.

3. Any contraindication to one of the study drugs.

4. Pregnant or nursing (lactating) women.

5. Donation or loss of 400 mL or more of blood within 8 weeks prior to first dosing, orlonger if required by local regulation.

6. Subjects with anemia (hemoglobin < 10 mg/dL) or significant neurological symptomsdue to vitamin B12 deficiency.

7. Any diseases that prevent intrinsic-factor independent passive diffusion in thesmall intestine (e.g. ileum resection)

8. Current drug addiction and/or alcohol abuse as evidenced by patient history and/oras determined by the investigator at V-1.

9. Cognitive or behavioural abnormalities that could impair the capacity to giveinformed consent or carry out protocol-specified procedures.

10. Inability to take oral medication.

11. Inability or unwillingness to comply with the study protocol.

12. Previous (last 6 months) or current participation in another clinical study.

13. Other medical, neuropsychiatric, or social conditions that, in the opinion of theinvestigator, are likely to adversely affect the risk-benefit of studyparticipation, interfere with study compliance, or confound the study results.

14. Subjects who are in a dependent relationship with the Investigator or the Sponsor.

15. Subjects unwilling to give written informed consent to saving and/or propagation ofanonymised medical data