Note: This document contains side effect information about thiamine. Some dosage forms listed on this page may not apply to the brand name Vitamin B1.
Applies to thiamine: solution, tablet.
Serious side effects of Vitamin B1
Along with its needed effects, thiamine (the active ingredient contained in Vitamin B1) may cause some unwanted effects. Although not all of these side effects may occur, if they do occur they may need medical attention.
Check with your doctor immediately if any of the following side effects occur while taking thiamine:
Rare
- Soon after receiving injection only- Coughing
- difficulty in swallowing
- hives
- itching of skin
- swelling of face, lips, or eyelids
- wheezing or difficulty in breathing
For Healthcare Professionals
Applies to thiamine: compounding powder, injectable solution, oral tablet.
Local
Local side effects have included tenderness and induration at the injection site following intramuscular use.[Ref]
Hypersensitivity
Hypersensitivity side effects have included a feeling of warmth, pruritus, urticaria, weakness, sweating, nausea, restlessness, tightness of the throat, angioneurotic edema, cyanosis, pulmonary edema, and hemorrhage into the gastrointestinal tract. Anaphylaxis has been reported, especially after repeated injection. Collapse and death have also been reported.[Ref]
