The mineral cobalt is present in vitamin B12, which is where its other name, cobalamin, comes from
The dose is measured in milliliters (mL) or micrograms (mcg)
Indications and Usage for B!2 Inject Kit Cyanocobalamin is indicated for vitamin B 12 deficiencies due to malabsorption which may be associated with the following conditions: Addisonian (pernicious) anemia Gastrointestinal pathology, dysfunction, or surgery, including gluten enteropathy or sprue, small bowel bacteria overgrowth, total or partial gastrectomy Fish tapeworm infestation Malignancy of pancreas or bowel Folic acid deficiency It may be possible to treat the underlying disease by surgical correction of anatomic lesions leading to small bowel bacterial overgrowth, expulsion of fish tapeworm, discontinuation of drugs leading to vitamin malabsorption (see Drug Interactions), use of a gluten-free diet in nontropical sprue, or administration of antibiotics in tropical sprue
It targets adipose tissue, stimulating the breakdown of stored fat (lipolysis) and preventing the formation of new fat (lipogenesis) within adipocytes