Ankermann Vitamin B12 is a medicine containing cyanocobalamin (vitamin B12) and is used in the treatment of vitamin B12 deficiency, especially in patients who:
Follow a strictly vegetarian diet;
It shows deficient absorption of vitamin B12.
Vitamin B12 deficiency can occur asymptomatically and can last for years before the patient’s health deteriorates.
Early symptoms of vitamin B12 deficiency include tiredness and pallor, tingling in the hands and feet, unsteady gait, and decreased physical strength. Other symptoms of the nervous system may occur, such as burning sensation, numbness or pain in the hands or feet, and muscle weakness, confusion.
Method of administration:
The recommended dose is:
Always use this medicine exactly as your doctor or pharmacist has told you.
Adults:
The recommended daily dose is 1 tablet/day Ankermann Vitamin B12. This corresponds to 1000 μg cyanocobalamin daily.
In severe cases, it is initially recommended to take 2 tablets/day, corresponding to 2000 μg daily.
In case of severe neurological symptoms, it is recommended that treatment be initiated by parenteral administration of drugs containing cyanocobalamin (vitamin B12).
Children and adolescents:
Daily oral administration of up to 1000 μg cyanocobalamin is recommended as an alternative to injectable or infusion treatment with vitamin B12.
Elderly:
In the elderly, no dose adjustment is necessary.
Patients with renal impairment:
No dose adjustment of Ankermann Vitamin B12 is necessary in patients with moderate renal function disorders. In patients with severe renal impairment, a reduction in the dose of vitamin B12 is recommended. In addition, its blood concentration should be checked periodically.
Patients with hepatic impairment:
The safety of this medicine in patients with liver function disorders is unknown.
Talk to your doctor if you have liver problems.
Method of administration: Take the tablets with a sufficient amount of liquid, preferably in the morning, before breakfast. Do not crush or chew the drags
Precautions:
Before using Ankermann Vitamin B12, talk to your doctor or pharmacist.
Pregnancy, breastfeeding and fertility:
If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, think you may be pregnant, or plan to become pregnant, ask your doctor or pharmacist for recommendations before taking this medication.
From the existing data, it can be seen that the risk for the mother and newborn is minimal if the amount of vitamin B12 is supplemented during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
However, Ankermann Vitamin B12 should not be used to treat megaloblastic anemia during pregnancy, which is caused by folate deficiency.
Driving and using machines:
Ankermann vitamin B12 does not influence the ability to drive or use machines.
Contraindications:
Do not use Ankermann Vitamin B12:
– if you are allergic to cyanocobalamin (vitamin B12) or any of the other ingredients of this medicine.
Form of presentation: 50 drajeurs.
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