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Pregnant patients should be advised not to exceed the recommended dosages for multivitamins that contain Vitamin A, because excess amounts of Vitamin A have been linked to birth defects.
Common names of some of the B vitamins are:
Vit. B₁ = thiamine
Vit. B₂ = riboflavin
Vit. B₃ = niacin
Vit. B₅ = pantothenic acid
Vit. B₆ = pyridoxine
Vit. B₁₂ = cyanocobalamin