1000 µg Depot Vitamin B12
Composition:
1 vial of 2 ml contains: Hydroxocobalamin acetate 1000 µg (1mg) (Depot Vitamin B12)
Other ingredients: Sodium acetate/acetic acid (acetate buffer), sodium chloride, water for injections.
Application areas:
Vitamin B12 deficiency that cannot be cured from a nutritional point of view. Vitamin B12 deficiency can manifest itself in the following clinical pictures:
Hyperchromic macrocytic megaloblastic anemia (pernicious, Biermer's anemia, Addison's anemia; these are disorders of blood cell maturation).
Spinal cord disease (spinal cord damage).
A laboratory-confirmed vitamin B12 deficiency may occur:
in case of years of malnutrition and malnutrition (e.g. through a strict vegetarian diet),
through congenital disorders of vitamin B12 transport
with malabsorption (insufficient absorption of vitamin B12 in the intestine)
due to insufficient production of intrinsic factor (a protein that is formed in the gastric mucosa and is necessary for the absorption of vitamin B12),
due to diseases in the terminal segment of the ileum, e.g. sprue,
from the fish tapeworm,
due to blind loop syndrome (change in the course of the intestine after gastric surgery).
Dosage:
Unless otherwise prescribed, 1 ml of “Vitamin B12 Depot Hevert” (equivalent to 500 µg hydroxocobalamin acetate) is administered twice a week at the beginning of treatment in the first weeks after diagnosis. If it is demonstrated that the intestine is unable to absorb vitamin B12, 100 µg hydroxocobalamin acetate is administered once a month.
“Vitamin B12 Depot Hevert” is usually administered intramuscularly. But it can also be administered slowly intravenously. “Vitamin B12 Depot Hevert” is intended for long-term use. Symptoms of poisoning and overdose are not known.
Active ingredients
1 mg hydroxocobalamin acetate
Auxiliary materials
Sodium chloride
Sodium acetate
Acetic acid for pH adjustment
Water for injections