Is it ever necessary to give vitamin B12 by injection

August 2011

Is it ever necessary to give vitamin B12 by injection?

Only rarely.

This is being brought up now by the recent shortage of injectable B12 (cyanocobalamin) due to manufacturing delays.

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Table of Contents

Antiplatelets Brilinta, a new antiplatelet drug
Hepatitis C two new protease inhibitors for hepatitis C, Incivek (telaprevir) and Victrelis (boceprevir)
Smoking Cessation new warnings about Chantix and an increased risk of cardiac events in patients with heart disease
Statins if statins increase the risk of diabetes
Psychiatry New VA guidelines for post-traumatic stress disorder
Anticoagulants new ORAL anticoagulant called Xarelto (zuh-REL-toe)
Respiratory & Allergy which long-acting bronchodilator to use first-line for COPD
Sunscreens New rules for sunscreens
Men's Health Staxyn (STAX-in), a new orally disintegrating tablet version of vardenafil (Levitra)
Men's Health Men are asking if they should continue taking finasteride (Proscar, etc) or dutasteride (Avodart, etc) to prevent prostate cancer
Vitamins & Minerals Is it ever necessary to give vitamin B12 by injection
Education and Training changes in how your CE units are reported