DRUG · COUNSELLING NOTES
Cyanocobalamin (injection)
No brand name in Canada — marketed generically as Cyanocobalamin Injection USP by multiple manufacturers (Hikma, Auro, Sandoz, Sterimax, Taro, and others)
Updated
New prescription
indication: _____. IM/deep SC injection, often lifelong monthly; warned on allergies; AEs: site pain, itching, mild diarrhea, rare hypokalemia; non-pharm: B12-rich foods (meat, fish, dairy).
Refill prescription
refilled, adherence discussed, no SEs were reported
Dose change
Dose change discussed. new dose reviewed; IM/deep SC injection, often lifelong monthly; warned on allergies; AEs: site pain, itching, mild diarrhea, rare hypokalemia; non-pharm: B12-rich foods (meat, fish, dairy).