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What is Vitamin B12 Injection?

Category: Prescription Drugs

Most popular types: Medivitan

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Vitamin B-12 via intramuscular or deep subcutaneous injection is used to treat pernicious anemia; dietary deficiencies due to malabsorption diseases, inadequate secretion of intrinsic factor, and inadequate utilization; for increased requirements due to pregnancy.

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Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Vitamin B12 deficiency 314 75
Fatigue 182 71
Pernicious anemia 99 12
General health 39 14
Short bowel syndrome 28 0

Show all 53 reasons taken

  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
See all 1680 patients that have taken Vitamin B12 Injection

Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 0
Moderate 6
Mild 25
None 170

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Vitamin B12 Injection

Side effect Patients Percentage
Injection site bruising 6
Injection site pain 4
Bruising 2
Jittery feeling 2
Burning pain at injection site 1
Chest pain 1

Show all 17 reported side effects

Why patients stopped taking Vitamin B12 Injection

Multiple reasons could be selected

Reason Patients Percentage
Course of treatment ended 45
Other 42
Did not seem to work 26
Doctor's advice 21
Expense 14
Change in health plan coverage 2
Personal research 2
See all 139 patients who've stopped taking Vitamin B12 Injection

Duration

Stopped taking Vitamin B12 Injection

Duration Patients Percentage
Less than 1 month 23
1 - 6 months 32
6 months - 1 year 22
1 - 2 years 22
2 - 5 years 23
5 - 10 years 4
10 years or more 6
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 155
Usually 28
Sometimes 12
Never taken as prescribed 6
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 9
Somewhat hard to take 48
A little hard to take 71
Not at all hard to take 73
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 5
$100-199 4
$50-99 9
$25-49 12
< $25 87
Not specified 84

What people switch to and from

Patients started taking Vitamin B12 Injection after stopping:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin) (Vitamin B12 Prescription (cyanocobalamin)) 7
Lunasin (Lunasin Duke Virtual Trial) 1
Methotrexate injections (Intrathecal Methotrexate) 1
Prednisone (Prednisone Intensol) 1
Vitamin B12 (methylcobalamin) (Methyl B-12 Prescription) 1

Show all 6 treatments patients report switching from

Patients stopped taking Vitamin B12 Injection and switched to:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin) (Vitamin B12 Prescription (cyanocobalamin)) 2
Vitamin B12 Sublingual (cyanocobalamin) (Nature's Bounty Vitamin B-12 Sublingual) 2
Buprenorphine patch (BuTrans patch) 1
Methotrexate injections (Intrathecal Methotrexate) 1
Modafinil (Provigil) 1
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29 patient evaluations for Vitamin B12 Injection

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Apr 11, 2018 (Started Jul 30, 2012)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for fatigue)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for vitamin B12 deficiency)
  • Side effects
    Mild (muscle soreness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1 mg Monthly
Cost: < $25 monthly

Nov 4, 2017 (Started Jul 30, 2012)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for fatigue)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for vitamin B12 deficiency)
  • Side effects
    Mild (muscle soreness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 1 mg Monthly
Cost: < $25 monthly

Aug 10, 2017 (Started Jul 30, 2012)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for fatigue)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for vitamin B12 deficiency)
  • Side effects
    Mild (muscle soreness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1 mg Monthly
Cost: < $25 monthly

May 25, 2017 (Started Jul 30, 2012)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for fatigue)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for vitamin B12 deficiency)
  • Side effects
    Mild (muscle soreness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1 mg Monthly
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Cost: < $25 monthly

Jan 17, 2017 (Started Jul 30, 2012)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for fatigue)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for vitamin B12 deficiency)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 1 mg Monthly
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Cost: < $25 monthly

Oct 10, 2016 (Started Jul 30, 2012)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for fatigue)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for vitamin B12 deficiency)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 1 mg Monthly
Cost: < $25 monthly

Sep 14, 2016 (Started Jul 30, 2012)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for fatigue)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for vitamin B12 deficiency)
  • Side effects
    Mild (muscle soreness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 1 mg Monthly
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Cost: < $25 monthly

Jul 13, 2016 (Started Jul 30, 2012)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for fatigue)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for vitamin B12 deficiency)
  • Side effects
    Mild (muscle soreness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 1 mg Monthly
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Cost: < $25 monthly

Sep 16, 2015 (Started Jul 30, 2012)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for fatigue)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for vitamin B12 deficiency)
  • Side effects
    Mild (muscle soreness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 1 mg Monthly
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Cost: < $25 monthly

Jul 15, 2015 (Started Jul 30, 2012)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for fatigue)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for vitamin B12 deficiency)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 1 mg Monthly
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Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Mar 31, 2017 (Started Feb 04, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for fatigue)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 2 mL Every Other Week
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Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Sep 26, 2016 (Started Oct 05, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for fatigue)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for vitamin B12 deficiency)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1 mg Monthly
  • 0 helpful marks
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