Complete adverse effect profile including incidence rates and management
Important Safety Information
This is not a complete list of all possible side effects. Contact your healthcare provider if you experience any unexpected symptoms. For serious or life-threatening side effects, seek emergency medical attention immediately.
ADVERSE REACTIONS Mild transient diarrhea, itching, transitory exanthema, feeling of swelling of entire body, and anaphylaxis.
A few patients may experience pain after injection of hydroxocobalamin.
To report SUSPECTED ADVERSE EVENTS, contact Actavis at 1-800-272-5525 or FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or http://www.fda.gov/ for voluntary reporting of adverse reactions.
WARNINGS Avoid the intravenous route.
Folic acid is not a substitute for vitamin B 12 although it may improve vitamin B 12 deficient megaloblastic anemia.
Exclusive use of folic acid in treating vitamin B 12 deficient megaloblastic anemia could result in progressive and irreversible neurologic damage.
Blunted or impeded therapeutic response to vitamin B 12 may be due to such conditions as infection, uremia, drugs having bone marrow suppressant properties such as chloramphenicol, and concurrent iron or folic acid deficiency.
Like all medications, Hydroxocobalamin can cause side effects. However, not everyone who takes this medication will experience them. Many side effects are dose-dependent and may improve as your body adjusts to the medication. Others may require dose adjustment or medical attention.
Contact your healthcare provider promptly if you experience:
Seek immediate emergency medical care if you experience signs of: