The dosage of Vitamin B12 to initially treat pernicious anemia is:
1. Nasal cyanocobalamin 1 gram spray in each nostril daily x 1 week then weekly x 1 month
2. Vitamin B12 IM monthly
3. Vitamin B12 1,000 mcg IM daily x 1 week then 1,000 mg IM weekly for a month
4. Oral cobalamin 1,000 mcg daily
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