Vitabee 12
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Uses of Vitabee 12
Cyanocobalamin is a prescription medication used to treat and prevent a lack of vitamin B12 that may be caused by any of the following:
- pernicious anemia (lack of a natural substance needed to absorb vitamin B12 from the intestine)
- folic acid deficiency
- certain diseases
- infections
- malignancy of pancreas or bowel
- medications that decrease the amount of vitamin B12 absorbed from food
- a vegan diet (strict vegetarian diet that does not allow any animal products, including dairy products and eggs)
This medication may be prescribed for other uses. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.
Vitabee 12 Drug Class
Vitabee 12 is part of the drug class:
Vitamin B12 cyanocobalamin and analogues
Vitabee 12 Food Interactions
Medications can interact with certain foods. In some cases, this may be harmful and your doctor may advise you to avoid certain foods. In the case of cyanocobalamin, there are no specific foods that you must exclude from your diet when receiving this medication.
Inform MD
Before taking cyanocobalamin, tell your doctor about all of your medical conditions. Especially tell your doctor if you:
- are allergic to cyanocobalamin or to any of its ingredients
- are allergic to hydroxocobalamin; multi-vitamins; any other medications or vitamins; or cobalt.
- drink or have ever drunk large amounts of alcohol
- have or have ever had Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (slow, painless loss of vision, first in one eye and then in the other)
- have kidney disease
- are pregnant, plan to become pregnant, or are breast-feeding. If you become pregnant while using cyanocobalamin injection, call your doctor. Talk to your doctor about the amount of vitamin B12 you should get every day when you are pregnant or breast-feeding.
Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take including prescription and non-prescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.
Vitabee 12 and Lactation
Tell your doctor if you are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed.
Cyanocobalamin has been detected in human breast milk.
Amounts of vitamin B12 that are recommended by the Food and Nutrition Board, National Academy of Science-National Research Council for lactating women (4 mcg daily) should be consumed during lactation.
Vitabee 12 Overdose
If cyanocobalamin is administered by a healthcare provider in a medical setting, it is unlikely that an overdose will occur. However, if overdose is suspected, seek emergency medical attention.
Other Requirements
Keep all appointments with your doctor and the laboratory. Your doctor will order certain lab tests to check your body's response to cyanocobalamin injection.
Unless your doctor tells you otherwise, continue your normal diet.
Before Using Vitabee 12
In deciding to use a medicine, the risks of taking the medicine must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you and your doctor will make. For this medicine, the following should be considered:
Allergies
Tell your doctor if you have ever had any unusual or allergic reaction to this medicine or any other medicines. Also tell your health care professional if you have any other types of allergies, such as to foods, dyes, preservatives, or animals. For non-prescription products, read the label or package ingredients carefully.
Pediatric
Normal daily requirements of vitamin B12 vary according to age.
Geriatric
No information is available on the relationship of age to the effects of cyanocobalamin injection in geriatric patients.
Pregnancy
| Pregnancy Category | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|
| All Trimesters | C | Animal studies have shown an adverse effect and there are no adequate studies in pregnant women OR no animal studies have been conducted and there are no adequate studies in pregnant women. |
Breast Feeding
Studies in women suggest that this medication poses minimal risk to the infant when used during breastfeeding.
Interactions with Medicines
Although certain medicines should not be used together at all, in other cases two different medicines may be used together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. Tell your healthcare professional if you are taking any other prescription or nonprescription (over-the-counter [OTC]) medicine.
Interactions with Food/Tobacco/Alcohol
Certain medicines should not be used at or around the time of eating food or eating certain types of food since interactions may occur. Using alcohol or tobacco with certain medicines may also cause interactions to occur. Discuss with your healthcare professional the use of your medicine with food, alcohol, or tobacco.
Other Medical Problems
The presence of other medical problems may affect the use of this medicine. Make sure you tell your doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:
- Allergy to cobalt—Should not be used in patients with this condition.
- Kidney disease—Use with caution. May increase risk for more serious side effects.
- Megaloblastic anemia, severe—May increase risk for hypokalemia.
Proper Use of cyanocobalamin
This section provides information on the proper use of a number of products that contain cyanocobalamin. It may not be specific to Vitabee 12. Please read with care.
A nurse or other trained health professional will give you this medicine. This medicine is given as a shot into a muscle.
If you are using this medicine to treat vitamin B12 deficiency caused by pernicious anemia, you will need to use the medicine for the rest of your life.
Tell your doctor if you are on a vegetarian diet.