Hydroxocobalamin (vitamin B12)

هیدروکسوکوبالامین (ویتامین B12)

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🩸 Blood And Blood Forming OrgansInjectable vitamin B12

Market / country: 🇬🇧 UK

Cobalin-H (GB)

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Vitamin B12 deficiency / pernicious anaemia · Regimen source: UK SmPC Hydroxocobalamin · 4.2

  • • Initially 250–1,000 mcg on alternate days for 1–2 weeks, then 250 mcg weekly until counts normal; maintenance 1,000 mcg every 2–3 months. With neurological involvement: 1,000 mcg alternate days while improving. Adults and children. UK SmPC Hydroxocobalamin · 4.2

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👥 Special populations

  • 🤰 PregnancyUse with caution

    Label states no clear risk or has limited data; use only if needed, under medical advice. UK SmPC Hydroxocobalamin · 4.6

    “Hydroxocobalamin injection should not be used for the treatment of megaloblastic anaemia of pregnancy.”
  • 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution

    Label: use with caution while breastfeeding; see the label text. UK SmPC Hydroxocobalamin · 4.6

    “Hydroxocobalamin is secreted into breast milk but is unlikely to harm the infant.”
  • 👶 ChildrenNo data

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  • 👴 Older adultsNo data

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  • ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

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