vitamin b12 injection fda label Cyanocobalamin: Package Insert / Prescribing Information Cyanocobalamin Vitamin B12 Injection 1000

She said the act of drawing can blunten the needle so changing the needle would make it more comfortable

Dr Veronica Rainey, associate medical director, South Lanarkshire University Health and Social Care Partnership, said: "We know that many patients value the convenience and flexibility of being able to manage aspects of their own care

Vitamin B12 deficiency can occur due to dietary restrictions (vegetarian or vegan diets), absorption issues (pernicious anemia or gut disorders like celiac disease or Crohns disease), age-related changes in elderly patients, or long-term use of certain medicines

Methotrexate, heparin and insulin are all automatically given to patients to self inject at home, but all these are medications which need strict control, in contrast B12 injections (hydroxocobalamin) cannot be overdosed