Vitamin B 12 Lichtenstein ampoules
Vitamin B12 deficiency can manifest itself in the following clinical stages:
– hyperchromic macrocytic megaloblastic anemia (pernicious anemia, Biermer anemia, Addison’s anemia, these are maturation disorders of the red blood cells),
– funicular spinal disease (spinal cord damage).
A vitamin B12 deficiency confirmed by laboratory diagnostics can occur with:
– years of malnutrition (e.g. strict vegetarian diet),
– malabsorption (insufficient intake of vitamin B12 in the intestine) due to
– insufficient production of intrinsic factor (a protein , which is formed in the gastric mucosa and is required for the absorption of vitamin B12),
– diseases in the end section of the ileum (part of the small intestine), e.g. B. sprue,
– fish tapeworm infestation or
– blind loop syndrome (change in the course of the intestine after gastric surgery),
– congenital vitamin B12 transport disorders.
Usage
Always use this product exactly as described in this leaflet or as your doctor or pharmacist has told you. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure. Unless otherwise prescribed by the doctor, the usual dose is: At the beginning of treatment, 1 ampoule with 1 ml of vitamin B 12 Lichtenstein (equivalent to 1000 micrograms of cyanocobalamin) is administered twice a week in the first few weeks after diagnosis. If there is a proven vitamin B12 absorption disorder in the intestine, 100 micrograms of cyanocobalamin are then administered once a month
Composition
The active substance is cyanocobalamin. Each ampoule with 1 ml solution for injection contains 1,000 micrograms (1 mg) cyanocobalamin. The other ingredients are: sodium dihydrogen phosphate dihydrate, sodium chloride, water for injections, sodium hydroxide for pH adjustment.
Warnings
Before use carefully study the instructions for use.
