Cyanocobalamin

Cyanocobalamin is also called vitamin B12. It is the most recently discovered of the viatmin B series, was isolated from the liver fraction in 1948. Cyanocobalamin is a complex water soluble compound. It is made up of a porphyrin like ring with a central cobalt atom attached to a nucleotide. It is required in body for growth, cell production and for blood and nerve function. The source of vitamin B12 is microbial synthesis, it is not present in plants or cereal grains to a measurable extent. The chief dietary source is microbially derived vitamin B12 in meat, eggs and dairy products. Humans must obtain the vitamin from the dietary intake of animal products.


Brands
VIVIOPTAL SEVENSEAS MVM SEVENSEAS MVM IRONMIN ESSENTIALE INJ ESSENTIALE CAP ATCOPLEX -C FORO-B12 FORO-B12 ALVIT-B ALVIT F VITARNIN VI-CAPS NEUROTOL VITA BROOKES PLUS SUPRADYN-N SUPRADYN BEROCCA BECOZYM FORTE LITRISON JECTOSOL PLUS SEPTOPLEX B-12 MINAMINO MINAMINO DILCONEURINE DILCONEURINE DILCONEURINE ONCE A DAY DILCOZYME DILCOZYME DILCOZYME HEPALEX HEPALEX DILCOPLEX DILCOPLEX NERVIGOR NERVIGOR JUVEL CALFO-V THIAVIT THIAVIT RONUVIT CAMOVIT-M CAMOPLEX LYSINE CAMOPLEX SUPER HEPTOCAM HEPTOCAM HEPTOCAM NEURO-S NEUROCOBAL NEUROCOBAL NEW MOLTON-S NEW MOLTON-S VIT.B.12 BECODON-L LYSOTOP CONUS AKTIS VITAMINOL ETHIPLEX ETHIBEX -T FORTE LIVOTONE EPLACHERRYS COMPOUND CYNODOX-C LYSINE CYNODOX-SF CYNODOX-C FORTE EPLAZYME EPLAZYME EPLAZYME ORACAP-T NURAMINE FORTE NURAMINE FORTE NURAMINE FORTE NURAMINE FORTE NURAMINE FORTE NURAMINE FORTE VITAG UNIPLEX THERAGRAN-NV THERAGRAN-NV THERAGRAN-H THERAGRAN STRESS REVITALE M REVITALE M REVITALE-B REVITALE-B ENGRAN CYTAMEN CYTACON CYTAMEN COMPOUND THERAGRAN-M WELLCOSINE STARVIT SPECTRA NEURO VITA CYANOPLEX SOLUTION 2 MULTICAP-M UNIHAEM UNIHAEM CYNOTONE CYNOTONE LYVIT TRIOVIT TRIOVIT TRIOVIT TRIOVIT LYSOBEX LYSOBEX LYSOBEX TRES-ORIX FORTE MULTINA PLUS MULTINA PLUS MULTINA PLUS MULTINA MAX MULTINA MAX MULTINA MAX SUMMERVITA SUMMERVITA MULTINA-33 MULTINA-33 MULTINA-33 PANVITAN-M ZYMOPLEX ZYMOPLEX ZARSINE PREGNOVIT KAYCIPLEX-L VITROBION PEXOVIT UP-PLEX IRZA VIT HICAP-M ENERVIT HEPATOVIT NEUROSTRESS-C HEMRIN NEUROSTRESS-L PREGNATAL SOVIT-M LEAMAX-C TINCHU VIT THERIN VIT THERIN-M SUPER QUANTUM SUPER QUANTUM GOLD THERAPLEX COMBIPLEX FORTE CURACAP-T COMBIPLEX LYSOPLEX LYSOPLEX LYSOPLEX NOVOBION RUBEX HONEYPLEX VEROMIN-T MAZIVIT MAZIVIT M NEUROXOL VEENA FORTE VEENA FORTE UNIVIT UNIVIT-M MEDIPLEX - L MEDGLOBIN ENZOVIT FOLVIT VIFER MIOBI NEUROBEC MULTICAL BIOLYSINE CYANOCOB SANTEVINI PLUS NURO-VIT OROPLEX-C FORTE B.CLYSE OPALEX EXTRA OPALEX EXTRA OPALEX -L OPALEX MULTI OPALEX MULTI AZEE-VIT CALVIT VITAMIN B-12 POLYBION Z POLYBION STRONG POLYBION FORTE C POLYBION FORTE C MULTIBIONTA-M MULTIBIONTA-M NEUROBION NEUROBION POLYBION FORTE POLYBION FORTE MULTIBIONTA MULTIBIONTA DOLO-NEUROBION SANGOBION VITAFER VITERRA THERAPEUTIC VITALET-M VIBION LYSOMEL VIT B-12 POLYVIT-M UNICAP-M VI-MAGNA UNICAP UNICAP-T LYSOVIT STRESSTABS ROERIBEC INCREMIN CENTRUM MATERNA LEDERPLEX TRI-HEMIC 600 VITALET-H REKOPLEX FORTE REKIRON BECE VIT BECE VIT CYANORIN FORTE ORAVIT-H ALDAPLEX ALDALYSINE ALDALYSINE TONUM TONUM VIONEURIN FORTE VIONEURIN FORTE GLYVISOL ENRICH DIGEPLEX MEGAVIT MEGAVIT VITAGLOBIN UNESKOBIAN UNESKOBIAN VASEDEX-C MULTONIC VASEDEX-L TROVIT CALIX DIADYNAM-G DYNAMIN-V DYNAMIN-NV SANJUIS WILGRAN-M SIGPA NEUROVIT NEUROVIT MVEM-21 NEZATON HEPA-ZAF FEGURAL FEGURAL FEGURAL GROVIT GROVIT-B BC-LYSE CYANOCOBALAMINE CYANOCOBALAMINE TREOBION VITALEX TOXINIL WILPLEX APPEVIT HERR -C 1000 SUPERR-7 NUTRITION-6 NUTRITION-12 AWARDIN AWARDIN PLUS NUTRICAP-M THERON-F THERON-F VITAMIN B12 VITAMIN B12 VITAMIN B12 VITAMIN B12 AMROBION AMROTON AMROTON HAEM AMVIT AMVIT ZYVIT MEGA-V DELMIN ELKOMIN CEREDOL EVIVAL ENGOR ENGVIT-L ENGVIT-L ENGVIT-L VITABEX C ENERGY PLUS MB-TONE FORTE MB-FORTE MB-FORTE MULTIMIN VITAZYME VITACON-12 VITACON ACTIVAL MEGAZYME PLEXOVIT-L ENERGY NEUROBEDOXINE PLUS NEUROBEDOXINE NEUROBEDOXINE SCHAZOOS B-TONIC ACE-BEX ADENOFORT ADENOFORT NEUROTONE NEUROTONE LYSOLIN-C EROGLOBIN EROGLOBIN LAWRPLEX NEUROVIT-M UNIBEX-T DAVIPLEX DEVICOBOL DEVICOBOL CORAMIN-G AMINOVIT Y-GOGIN CYANOCOBALAMINE CYANOCOBALAMINE GENIPLEX BECOSCOT CYANOCOBALAMIN CYANOCOBALAMIN CYANOCOBALAMIN CYANOCOBALAMIN CYANOCOBALAMIN CYANOCOBALAMIN CYANOCOBALAMIN CYANOCOBALAMIN CYANOCOBALAMIN SANZYM RENAPLEX WELMATON CAPROVIT NYSOBION VISIONACE THIABION MULTEX MULTEX VIDAYLIN-M VIDAYLIN-M SURBEX-Z SURBEX-Z SURBEX-Z SURBEX-T SURBEX-T SURBEX-T SURBEX SURBEX VIDAYLIN-L VIDAYLIN-T VI-DAYLIN VI-DAYLIN PRAMET-FA PRAMET-FA OPTILETS-M TRIVIDOX IBERET 500 GRADUMET IBERET 500 GRADUMET DAYALETS BEVIDOX BEVIDOX BEVIDOX IBERET-500 IBERET-500 IBERET FOLIC-500 GRADUMET IBERET FOLIC-500 GRADUMET BECEFOL BECEFOL BECEFOL IBEROL-F PERFECTIL DIABETONE OLIVIT OLIVIT OLIVIT CYANOCOBAL ENEMIK VITATHERA-C DIVASAS BENTAPLEX BENTAPLEX BENTAMEN BENTABION BENTABION ALVIDOX NUTRAN ACTIVITAL ZINTABION GERIATRIC PHARMATON GERIATRIC PHARMATON FITERNA
Adult Dose
Dose: 250 to 1000 mcg
Single Dose: 620 (625)
Frequency: As recommended.
Route: IM
Instructions: Every alternate day for 1-2 weeks, Maintenance dose is given monthly.
Neonatal
Dose: 3 to 5 ug /kg
Single Dose: 4 (4)
Frequency: 24 hourly
Route: Intra Muscular
Instructions: Initially for 2 or more weeks
Paedriatic
Dose: 3 to 5 ug /kg
Single Dose: 4 (4)
Frequency: 24 hourly
Route: Intra Muscular
Instructions: Initially for 2 or more weeks
Characteristics
Cyanocobalamin also known as Vitamin B12. . It is of Natural origin and belongs to Cobalt Chelate. It belongs to Nutrients and Vitamins pharmacological group on the basis of mechanism of action and also classified in Hematological Agents pharmacological group.The Molecular Weight of Cyanocobalamin is 1355.00.
Contraindications
Cyanocobalamin is contraindicated in conditions like Anaphylactic reactions,Tobacco amblyopia.
Effects
The severe or irreversible adverse effects of Cyanocobalamin, which give rise to further complications include Congestive heart failure, Pulmonary edema, Thrombosis, Peripheral vascular disease.Cyanocobalamin produces potentially life-threatening effects which include Hypersensitivity reactions, Shivering, Bronchospasm, Dyspnea, Persistant urticaria, Bronchospasm. which are responsible for the discontinuation of Cyanocobalamin therapy.The symptomatic adverse reactions produced by Cyanocobalamin are more or less tolerable and if they become severe, they can be treated symptomatically, these include Diarrhea, Itching, Eczematous skin reaction.
Indications
Cyanocobalamin is primarily indicated in conditions like Addisonian pernicious anaemia, Congenital cobalamine malabsorption, Congenital intrinsic factor deficiency, Homocystenemia, Ileal resection, Methylmalonylacidurias, Nutrition deficiency, Post gastrectomy vit B-12 deficiency, Transcobalamin II deficiency, and can also be given in adjunctive therapy as an alternative drug of choice in Infestations, Malignancy, Tapeworm infection, Vitamin-B12 defeciency of dietary origin.
Interactions
Cyanocobalamin is known to interact with other drugs, the details of drug interactions is as follows:DrugDetailsSeverityOnsetManagementAlcoholChloramphenicolchloramphenicol attenuate the effect of anemiaCholestyramineColchicineColchicinecolchicine reduce GI absorptionEpoetinGlucoseNeomycinNeomycin reduce GI absorptionNeomycinOmeprazoleomeperzole decrease the absorption of Cyanocobalamine These interactions are sometimes beneficial and sometimes may pose threats to life. Always consult your physician for the change of dose regimen or an alternative drug of choice that may strictly be required.
Interfrence
Hematocrit Value
Risks
If prescribing authority justifies the benefits of the drug against the possible damages he/she should reevaluate them and consult the reference material and previous studies.
Storage
Inj, Tab, Caps, Nasal Gel Store in a well closed container, at room temperature, Between 15°C-30°C. Protect from Sunlight, Moisture and Heat.
Warnings
Cyanocobolamine should be used with caution in patients with suspected cobalt hypersensitivity, any pre-existing illnesses or any allergy. This medication should be used only as directed during pregnancy or lactation.
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