Betolvidon 1 mg Vitamin B 12 (cyanocobalamin) Film Coated Tablet
What Betolvidon Is And What It Is Used For
Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin) is a vital vitamin, which is necessary for the formation and function of the blood.
Pernicious anemia is a special type of anemia that occurs when vitamin B12 is deficient. Betolvidone B 12 is given in this disease and in other types of vitamin B12 deficiency that occurs when it is not possible to assimilate the vitamin E in the diet in the normal way. Vitamin B12 deficiency can also occur during treatment with certain drugs.
The cyanocobalamin contained in Betolvidon may also be approved for the treatment of other conditions not mentioned in this leaflet. Ask your doctor, pharmacist or other healthcare professional if you have any further questions and always follow their instructions.
What You Need To Know Before Taking Betolvidon B 12
Do Not Take Betolvidon
- If you are allergic to vitamin B 12 or any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6).
Other Medicines And Betolvidon
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines.
The treatment effect may be affected if Betolvidone B 12 is taken at the same time as certain other medicines.
The treating physician should therefore be aware of other concomitant medications.
Betolvidon With Food And Drink
The tablet is taken between meals.
Pregnancy And Breastfeeding
- If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking this medicine.
- No adverse effects on the fetus have been demonstrated.
- Betolvidone passes into breast milk but is unlikely to affect breast-fed infants.
Driving And Using Machines
No known effect.
How To Take Betolvidon
- Always take this medicine exactly as described in this leaflet or as directed by your doctor, pharmacist, or nurse. If you are not sure, talk to your doctor, pharmacist, or nurse.
- Dose one is determined by the doctor who adapts it individually for you.
- The recommended dose for adults is 1 tablet daily. The tablet is taken between meals.
If You Forget To Take Betolvidon
Do not take a double dose to make up for a forgotten dose.
If you have any further questions regarding Betolvidon uses, ask your doctor, pharmacist, or nurse.
4. Possible side effects
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
Rare (may affect up to 1 in 1,000 people):
Reporting of side effects ar
If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This also applies to any side effects not mentioned in this information. You can also report side effectsdirectly to the Medical Products Agency, see information below. By reporting side effects , you can help increase drug safety information.
Läkemedelsverket
Box 26
751 03 Uppsala
www.lakemedelsverket.se
5. How To Store Betolvidon
- Do not store above 25 ° C.
- Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children.
- Do not use this medicine after the expiry date which is stated on the label. The expiration date is the last day of the specified month.
Medicines should not be disposed of via wastewater or household waste. Ask your pharmacist how to dispose of medicines no longer required. These measures will help to protect the environment.
6. Contents Of The Packaging And Other information
Content Declaration
- The active substance is vitamin B 12 (cyanocobalamin).
- The other ingredients (excipients) are
- Microcrystalline cellulose
- Calcium hydrogen phosphate dihydrate
- Maltodextrin
- Hypromellose
- Colloidal anhydrous silica
- Macrogol
- Titanium dioxide (dye E 171)
- Sodium citrate (E 331)
- Anhydrous citric acid (E 330)
- Magnesium stearate
What The Medicine Looks Like And The Contents Of The Pack
- White to slightly pink, slightly curved, film-coated tablets with red core, diameter
- 8 mm.
- 100 and 1000 tablets in a plastic jar.
- A jar of 1000 tablets is only intended for hospital use and dose dispensing.
Marketing Authorization Holder And Manufacturer
Abigo Medical AB
Ekonomivägen 5
436 33 Askim
Tel: 031-7484950
Fax: 031-683951
Email: pharma@abigo.se