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b12 shot
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dragonslayer76
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1000mcg EOD is what I am familiar with.
SlimJim300
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DOSAGE AND DIRECTIONS FOR USE:
Administered intramuscularly.
In the absence of neurological involvement, cyanocobalamin may be administered in doses of 250 to 1000 micrograms intramuscularly on alternate days for 1 to 2 weeks, then 250 micrograms weekly until the blood count returns to normal. Maintenance doses of 1000 micrograms are administered monthly.
If there is neurological involvement, cyanocobalamin may be given in doses of 1000 micrograms on alternate days and continued for as long as improvement occurs.
For the prophylaxis of anaemia associated with vitamin B12 deficiency resulting from gastrectomy or malabsorption syndromes cyanocobalamin may be given in doses of 250 to 1000 micrograms intramuscularly each month.
SIDE EFFECTS AND SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS:
Allergic reactions have been reported after injection.
Vitamin B12 should be given prophylactically only when there is a reasonable indication. Dietary deficiency in the strict vegetarian, the predictable malabsorption of vitamin B12 in patients who have had a gastrectomy, and certain diseases of the small intestine constitute such indications.
Administration of cyanocobalamine doses greater than 10 micrograms daily, may produce a haematological response in patients with folate deficiency.
Long-term therapy with vitamin B12 must be evaluated at intervals of 6 to 12 months in patients who are otherwise well. If there is an additional illness or a condition that may increase the requirement for the vitamin, reassessment should be performed more frequently. It is important to monitor vitamin B12 concentrations in plasma and to obtain peripheral blood counts at intervals of 3 to 6 months to confirm the adequacy of therapy. Since refractoriness to therapy can develop at any time, evaluation must continue throughout the patient's life.
Serum concentrations may be decreased by concurrent administration of oral contraceptives. Blood concentrations of cyanocobalamin may be reduced if large doses of folic acid are taken continuously.
KNOWN SYMPTOMS OF OVERDOSAGE AND PARTICULARS OF ITS TREATMENT:
None
Administered intramuscularly.
In the absence of neurological involvement, cyanocobalamin may be administered in doses of 250 to 1000 micrograms intramuscularly on alternate days for 1 to 2 weeks, then 250 micrograms weekly until the blood count returns to normal. Maintenance doses of 1000 micrograms are administered monthly.
If there is neurological involvement, cyanocobalamin may be given in doses of 1000 micrograms on alternate days and continued for as long as improvement occurs.
For the prophylaxis of anaemia associated with vitamin B12 deficiency resulting from gastrectomy or malabsorption syndromes cyanocobalamin may be given in doses of 250 to 1000 micrograms intramuscularly each month.
SIDE EFFECTS AND SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS:
Allergic reactions have been reported after injection.
Vitamin B12 should be given prophylactically only when there is a reasonable indication. Dietary deficiency in the strict vegetarian, the predictable malabsorption of vitamin B12 in patients who have had a gastrectomy, and certain diseases of the small intestine constitute such indications.
Administration of cyanocobalamine doses greater than 10 micrograms daily, may produce a haematological response in patients with folate deficiency.
Long-term therapy with vitamin B12 must be evaluated at intervals of 6 to 12 months in patients who are otherwise well. If there is an additional illness or a condition that may increase the requirement for the vitamin, reassessment should be performed more frequently. It is important to monitor vitamin B12 concentrations in plasma and to obtain peripheral blood counts at intervals of 3 to 6 months to confirm the adequacy of therapy. Since refractoriness to therapy can develop at any time, evaluation must continue throughout the patient's life.
Serum concentrations may be decreased by concurrent administration of oral contraceptives. Blood concentrations of cyanocobalamin may be reduced if large doses of folic acid are taken continuously.
KNOWN SYMPTOMS OF OVERDOSAGE AND PARTICULARS OF ITS TREATMENT:
None
