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B12 Hydroxocobalamin Solution for Injection 1mg/1ml 5 Ampoules
B12 Hydroxocobalamin Solution for Injection 1mg/1ml 5 Ampoules
Prescription items are supplied only against a valid, patient-specific prescription.
Description
Description
Hydroxocobalamin is used in the treatment and prevention of Vitamin B12 deficiency. For adults, the daily recommended intake of Vitamin B12 is 1.5 micrograms per day and this amount is present in most balanced diets. However, Vitamin B12 only occurs in animal products, not in vegetables, and therefore strict vegetarian or vegan diets that exclude dairy products may result in an inadequate amount, although a deficiency may not be apparent for many years.
Distribution:
Transcobalamin II appears to be involved in the rapid transport of the cobalamin to tissues. Hydroxocobalamin is extensively bound to specific plasma proteins (transcobalamin).
Contraindications:
- Hypersensitivity to Hydroxocobalamin or to any of the excipients.
Special warnings and precautions for use:
- It is advisable to confirm the diagnosis of Vitamin B12 deficiency before giving hydroxocobalamin; regular monitoring of the blood is recommended.
- Cardiac arrhythmias secondary to hypokalaemia during initial therapy have been reported. Plasma potassium should therefore be monitored during this period.
Prescription supply
Prescription-only medicines (POM) are always dispensed against a valid, patient-specific prescription and are never available as clinic stock, under any circumstances.
Where a product genuinely supports both routes, you choose whether you are ordering that item on prescription for a named patient or as clinic stock under your professional responsibility when you select it on the product page.
Named-patient prescription supply. Items chosen for a named patient are dispensed against your prescription. The order is held for Superintendent Pharmacist review before despatch. Prescription supply is zero-rated for VAT.
Clinic stock supply. Where eligible, items chosen as clinic stock are supplied under your professional responsibility for use in your practice. Standard VAT applies at checkout. This route is never offered for prescription-only medicines.
Orders containing prescription-only medicines are held until the Superintendent Pharmacist has cleared the prescription. Same-day dispatch applies once cleared.
For questions about prescription supply, contact admin@longevapharma.com or reply to your order confirmation email.
Delivery & Returns
Delivery: Dispatch and delivery depend on stock, cleared payment, customer eligibility and any required prescription or pharmacy checks. Delivery estimates are not guarantees. See our Shipping and Delivery Policy.
Returns: Because storage history, product integrity, traceability and chain of custody cannot be verified after regulated healthcare goods leave our control, medicines, cold-chain goods, sterile products, injectables and other regulated products cannot normally be returned after dispatch. This does not affect remedies for goods supplied incorrectly, damaged or defective. See our Returns and Refunds Policy.
Cold chain: Temperature-sensitive products must be received promptly and transferred to the required storage conditions. If damage or a suspected temperature excursion is identified, quarantine the goods, retain all packaging and contact Longeva Pharma before use.