(sye AN oh koe BAL a min) Brand: B-12 Resin, Vitamin B-12, Vitamin B12
• You must not use this medicine if you are allergic to cobalt, or if you have Leber's malady. Cyanocobalamin can lead to optic nerve hurt (and possibly blindness) in people with Leber's disease.
• To treat pernicious anemia, you will have to use this medicine on a regular basis for the rest of your life. Not using the medicine can lead to irreversible nerve hurt in your spinal cord.
• Pernicious anemia is also treated with folic acid to help sustain red blood cells. However, folic acid will not treat Vitamin B12 deficiency and will not prevent possible hurt to the spinal cord. Take all of your medications as directed.
• Your doze needs may change if you become pregnant, if you breast-feed, or if you ate a vegetarian diet. Speak your doctor about any changes in your diet or medical condition.
• Cyanocobalamin is a man-made form of vitamin B12. Vitamin B12 is significant for growth, cell reproduction, blood formation, and protein and tissue synthesis.
• Cyanocobalamin is used to treat vitamin B12 deficiency in people with pernicious anemia and another conditions.
• Cyanocobalamin may also be used for purposes another than those listed in this medicine guide.
• You must not use this medicine if you are allergic to cobalt, or if you have Leber's malady. Cyanocobalamin can lead to optic nerve hurt (and possibly blindness) in people with Leber's disease.
• If you have any of these another conditions, you may need a doze adjustment or particular trials to safely take oral cyanocobalamin:
· any type of infection;
· iron or folic acid deficiency;
· kidney or liver malady; or
· if you are receiving any medicine or treatment that affects bone marrow.
• FDA pregnancy category C. It is not known whether cyanocobalamin is deleterious to an unborn child. Till using this medicine, speak your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant during treatment.
• Cyanocobalamin passes into breast milk, but it is not known whether cyanocobalamin could harm a nursing child. Do not use this medicine without telling your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.
• Use this medicine exactly as predesigned by your doctor. Do not use it in larger amounts or for longer than recommended. Follow the directions on your prescription label.
• Your doze needs may change if you become pregnant, if you breast-feed, or if you ate a vegetarian diet. Speak your doctor about any changes in your diet or medical condition.
• Take oral cyanocobalamin with a full glass of water.
• The sublingual tablet must be placed under your tongue where it will dissolve.
• Do not crush, chew, interrupt an extended-release tablet. Swallow the pill intact. Breaking or opening the pill may reason too many of the drug to be released at one time.
• To be certain this medicine is helping your condition, your blood will need to be tested each 3 to 6 months. This will help your doctor determine the correct doze and how long to treat you with cyanocobalamin. Do not miss any scheduled appointments.
• To treat pernicious anemia, you will have to use this medicine on a regular basis for the rest of your life. Not using the medicine can lead to irreversible nerve hurt in your spinal cord.
• Pernicious anemia is also treated with folic acid to help sustain red blood cells. However, folic acid will not treat Vitamin B12 deficiency and will not prevent possible hurt to the spinal cord. Take all of your medications as directed.
• Store this medicine at room temperature away from moisture, heat, and light.
• Take the missed doze as soon as you remember. If it is nearly time for your following doze, wait before then to take the medication and skip the missed doze. Do not take extra medication to create up the missed dose.
• Search abnormal medical attention if you think you have used too many of this medication. An overdose of cyanocobalamin is not likely to reason life-threatening symptoms.
• Avoid drinking big amounts of alcohol while you are being treated with cyanocobalamin.
• Get abnormal medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your person, lips, tongue, or throat.
• Call your doctor at once if you have a serious side effect such as:
· chest pain;
· feeling short of breath, even with mild exertion;
· swelling, rapid weight gain; or
· unusual warmth, redness, or pain in an hand or leg.
• Smaller serious side effects may include:
· headache, dizziness, weakness;
· nausea, upset stomach, diarrhea;
· numbness or tingling;
· fever;
· joint pain;
· swollen tongue;
· swelling; or
· itching or rash.
• This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may message side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
• Till taking cyanocobalamin, speak your doctor if you are taking any of the next medications:
· antibiotics;
· methotrexate (Rheumatrex);
· pyrimethamine (Daraprim);
· colchicine; or
· if you drank a lot of alcohol within the past 2 weeks.
• This list is not complete and there may be another drugs that can interact with cyanocobalamin. Speak your doctor about all your prescription and over-the-counter medications, vitamins, minerals, herbal commodity, and drugs predesigned by another doctors. Do not start a new medicine without telling your doctor.
• Your pharmacist can provide more information about oral cyanocobalamin.
Remember, hold this and all another medicines out of the reach of children, never share your medicines with others, and use this medicine only for the indication prescribed.
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