What is the use of Betolvex?
What is the medicine used for? Betolvex is administrated at vitamin B12 deficiency and when there is a risk for deficiency to occur. For example, vitamin B12 deficiency can develop if the vitamin cannot be absorbed normally by the body from foods.
What is Cyanocobalamin injection used for?
Cyanocobalamin injection is used to treat or prevent vitamin B12 deficiency caused by the following conditions: Addisonian (pernicious) anemia. Stomach or bowel problems.
How much cyanocobalamin should I inject?
A dose of 100 mcg daily for 6 or 7 days should be administered by intramuscular or deep subcutaneous injection. If there is clinical improvement and if a reticulocyte response is observed, the same amount may be given on alternate days for seven doses, then every 3 to 4 days for another 2 to 3 weeks.
How long does B12 injection stay in your body?
If your vitamin B12 deficiency is not caused by a lack of vitamin B12 in your diet, you’ll usually need to have an injection of hydroxocobalamin every 2 to 3 months for the rest of your life.
Which B12 injection is best?
The body may absorb cyanocobalamin better, while methylcobalamin has a higher retention rate. Both can prevent B12 deficiency, but methylcobalamin should be combined with adenosylcobalamin for best results.
How often is B12 injection given?
Which medicine is best for B12?
You’ll usually take cyanocobalamin tablets every day to prevent or treat vitamin B12 deficiency. However, you may also need vitamin B12 injections at first to boost your levels. It may take a few weeks before your vitamin B12 levels and symptoms (such as extreme tiredness or lack of energy) start to improve.
Who needs B12 injections?
If you have had neurological symptoms that affect your nervous system, such as numbness or tingling in your hands and feet, caused by a vitamin B12 deficiency, you’ll be referred to a haematologist and may need to have injections every 2 months.