Cyanocobalamin (Vitamin B12)

General information

Class/mechanism: Vitamin B12, which is instrumental to normal cell growth, reproduction, hematopoiesis, and synthesis of nucleoprotein and myelin.
Route: IM, PO, SC, nasal
Extravasation: n/a

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Patient drug information

• Brief patient counseling information can be found at the bottom of page 2 of the Cyanocobalamin nasal (Nascobal) package insert
• Cyanocobalamin (Vitamin B12) patient drug information (UpToDate)

Also known as

• Generic names: cobalamin, vitamin B12, vitamin B-12
• Brand names: Berubigen, CaloMist, Cobavite, Ener-B, Nascobal, Twelve Resin-K