Indications and Usage for B!2 Inject Kit Cyanocobalamin is indicated for vitamin B 12 deficiencies due to malabsorption which may be associated with the following conditions: Addisonian (pernicious) anemia Gastrointestinal pathology, dysfunction, or surgery, including gluten enteropathy or sprue, small bowel bacteria overgrowth, total or partial gastrectomy Fish tapeworm infestation Malignancy of pancreas or bowel Folic acid deficiency It may be possible to treat the underlying disease by surgical correction of anatomic lesions leading to small bowel bacterial overgrowth, expulsion of fish tapeworm, discontinuation of drugs leading to vitamin malabsorption (see Drug Interactions), use of a gluten-free diet in nontropical sprue, or administration of antibiotics in tropical sprue
Adverse Reactions/Side Effects Generalized: Anaphylactic shock and death have been reported with administration of parenteral vitamin B 12 (see WARNINGS)
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Pernicious Anemia: Parenteral vitamin B 12is the recommended treatment and will be required for the remainder of the patient's life
Pernicious Anemia: Parenteral vitamin B 12 is the recommended treatment and will be required for the remainder of the patient's life
There is no evidence from long-term use in patients with pernicious anemia that cyanocobalamin is carcinogenic
