Nezaton
by Zafa
Active ingredients: Vitamin B12, Vitamin B6
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- Inj · 25 Amp (3 mL) (032713)
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About Vitamin B12
Vitamin B12 Plain
Uses
Megaloblastic anaemia. Dietary deficiency which are attributable to malabsorption. Treatment of megaloblastosis caused by prolonged nitrous oxide anaesthesia, which inactivates the vitamin and in the rare syndrome of congenital transcobalamin II deficiency. Vitamin B12 should be given prophylactically after total gastrectomy or total ileal resection (or after partial gastrectomy if a vitamin B12 absorption test shows vitamin B12 malabsorption).
How to take it
INJECTION: Adults: By IM, initially 1000 mcg repeated 10 times at intervals of 2-3 days, maintenance 1000 mcg every mth. ORAL: Vitamin B12 deficiency of dietary origin: Adults: 50-150 mcg daily taken between meals. Children: 50-105 mcg daily in 1-3 divided doses. IM or deep SC are preferred routes of administration.
Pregnancy and breastfeeding
Pregnancy: Risk cannot be ruled out. Lactation: Caution advised or effect undetermined.
Advice
Use as directed. Contact prescriber if there is skin rash; swelling, pain, redness in extremities or acute persistent diarrhoea.
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