These injections are typically administered by healthcare professionals to treat vitamin B12 deficiency in people with pernicious anemia and other conditions, but some clinics offer training for safe self-injection at home
These include, extreme tiredness, a lack of energy, pins and needles, muscle weakness, disturbed vision, mouth ulcers, a sore and red tongue, and cognitive or psychological concerns such as depression, confusion, and difficulty with memory, understanding or judgement
Ingredients: Active Ingredient: Hydroxocobalamin (1000 mcg per mL)
Intramuscular (IM) B12 injections using hydroxocobalamin, the preferred licensed form in the UK are recommended when: Oral supplementation has failed to correct a documented deficiency The patient has difficulty adhering to daily oral regimens Serum B12 levels remain persistently low despite adequate oral dosing There is clinical evidence of neurological or haematological complications In line with BNF guidance, the standard IM regimen for confirmed deficiency without neurological involvement is a loading course of 1 mg hydroxocobalamin on alternate days for two weeks , followed by maintenance of 1 mg every three months
