General description
Hydroxocobalamin, also known as vitamin B12, is a vitamin used as a supplement to treat vitamin B12 deficiency.
INN
Hydroxocobalamin
Medicine type
Chemical agent
EML status history
First added in 1979
(TRS
641)
for
Megaloblastic anaemia due to vitamin B12 deficiency
Wikipedia
DrugBank
Recommendations
Section
Antianaemia medicines
- Parenteral > General injections > IM: 1 mg per mL in 1 mL ampoule (as acetate); 1 mg per mL in 1 mL ampoule (as hydrochloride); 1 mg per mL in 1 mL ampoule (as sulfate)