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Hydroxocobalamin

Hydroxocobalamin Dosage

Yen Nguyen, PharmDKristianne Hannemann, PharmD
Reviewed by Yen Nguyen, PharmD, Kristianne Hannemann, PharmD
Last reviewed on December 4, 2023

The average cost for 1 vial of 30ml of 1,000mcg/ml of Hydroxocobalamin is $23.95 with a free GoodRx coupon. This is 51.68% off the average retail price of $49.57.

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Typical dosage for Hydroxocobalamin

Vitamin B12 deficiency:

  • Adults: The typical starting dose is 30 mcg injected into the muscle once a day for 5 to 10 days. After that, the typical maintenance dose is 100 mcg to 200 mcg injected into the muscle once a month.
  • Children: At the beginning of treatment, the total dose is 1 mg to 5 mg injected into the muscle over a period of 2 or more weeks, in doses of 100 mcg at a time. Then, your child will continue treatment with 30 mcg to 50 mcg injected into the muscle once a month as their maintenance dose.

Schilling test: The typical dose is 1,000 mcg injected into the muscle once.

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