Description

Vitamin B-12 Hydroxocobalamin for Injection 1000 mcg, Multiple Dose 30 mL is a sterile solution of hydroxocobalamin for intramuscular administration used to treat Vitamin B12 deficiency.

Each mL contains: Hydroxocobalamin Acetate equivalent to 1000 mcg Hydroxocobalamin, Sodium Acetate Anhydrous 0.2 mg, Glacial Acetic Acid 0.442 mg, Sodium Chloride 8.2 mg, with Methylparaben 1.5 mg and Propylparaben 0.2 mg as preservatives, in Water for Injection q.s. Additional Glacial Acetic Acid and/or Sodium Acetate may have been used to adjust pH. pH range is 3.5 to 5.0.

Vitamin B12 Hydroxocobalamin is essential to growth, cell reproduction, hematopoiesis, nucleoprotein and myelin synthesis.
Fifty percent of the administered dose of hydroxocobalamin disappears from the injection site in 2.5 hours. Hydroxocobalamin is bound to plasma proteins and stored in the liver. It is excreted in the bile and undergoes some enterohepatic recycling. Within 72 hours after injection of 500 to 1000 mcg of hydroxocobalamin, 16 to 66 percent of the injected dose may appear in the urine. The major portion is excreted within the first 24 hours.

Brand: Watson
Size: 30 mL
Strength: 1000 mcg
NDC: 00591-2888-30