VITAMIN B12-RATIOPHARM 10 μg film-coated tablets

Important notes (mandatory information)

Vitamin B12-ratiopharm 10 µg film-coated tablets. Active ingredient: Cyanocobalamin. Areas of application: for the prevention of vitamin B12 deficiency in cases of long-term malnutrition and improper nutrition (e.g. due to a strictly vegetarian diet). Warning: Contains lactose!

For risks and side effects, read the package leaflet and consult your doctor or pharmacist.


PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER

Vitamin B12-ratiopharm 10 µg film-coated tablets
Active ingredient: Cyanocobalamin

Read the entire package leaflet carefully before you start taking this medicine, because it contains important information. Always take this medicine exactly as described in this package leaflet or exactly as directed by your doctor or pharmacist.

• Keep the package leaflet. You may want to read it again later.
• Ask your pharmacist if you need more information or advice.
• If you experience any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This also applies to side effects not listed in this package leaflet. See section 4.
• If you do not feel better or if you feel worse, contact your doctor.

What this package leaflet contains

1. WHAT IS VITAMIN B12-RATIOPHARM 10 µG AND WHAT IS IT USED FOR?
2. WHAT SHOULD YOU CONSIDER BEFORE TAKING VITAMIN B12-RATIOPHARM 10 µG?
3. HOW SHOULD VITAMIN B12-RATIOPHARM 10 µG BE TAKEN?
4. WHAT SIDE EFFECTS ARE POSSIBLE?
5. HOW SHOULD VITAMIN B12-RATIOPHARM 10 µG BE STORED?
6. CONTENTS OF THE PACK AND OTHER INFORMATION

1. WHAT IS VITAMIN B12-RATIOPHARM 10 µG AND WHAT IS IT USED FOR?

Vitamin B12-ratiopharm 10 µg is a vitamin preparation. Cyanocobalamin belongs to the group of substances collectively referred to as "vitamin B12". Vitamin B12-ratiopharm 10 µg is used to prevent vitamin B12 deficiency in cases of long-term malnutrition and improper nutrition (e.g. due to a strictly vegetarian diet).

2. WHAT SHOULD YOU CONSIDER BEFORE TAKING VITAMIN B12-RATIOPHARM 10 µG?

Vitamin B12-ratiopharm 10 µg must not be taken if you are allergic to cyanocobalamin or any of the other ingredients of this medicine listed in section 6.

Warnings and precautions

Please talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Vitamin B12-ratiopharm 10 µg.

Taking Vitamin B12-ratiopharm 10 µ

g together with other medicines

No interactions are known to date.

Pregnancy and breast-feeding

The recommended daily vitamin B12 intake during pregnancy and breast-feeding is 4 µg. Based on experience to date, higher intake levels have no adverse effects on the unborn child. Vitamin B12 is excreted in breast milk.

Driving and using machines

No special precautions are required.

Vitamin B12-ratiopharm 10 µ

g contains lactose

Therefore, please only take Vitamin B12-ratiopharm 10 µg after consulting your doctor if you know that you suffer from an intolerance to certain sugars.

3. HOW SHOULD VITAMIN B12-RATIOPHARM 10 µG BE TAKEN?

Always take this medicine exactly as described in this package leaflet or exactly as agreed with your doctor or pharmacist. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure. The recommended dose is: 1 Vitamin B12-ratiopharm 10 µg film-coated tablet is taken daily (corresponding to 10 µg cyanocobalamin). The maximum daily dose should not be exceeded. The tablets should be taken with sufficient liquid.

Duration of use

Vitamin B12-ratiopharm 10 µg is intended for long-term use. Please consult your doctor in this regard. Please talk to your doctor or pharmacist if you have the impression that the effect of Vitamin B12-ratiopharm 10 µg is too strong or too weak.

If you have taken a larger amount of Vitamin B12- ratiopharm 10 µ

g than you should

Poisoning or overdose symptoms are not known.

If you have any further questions on the use of this medicine, ask your doctor or pharmacist.

4. WHAT SIDE EFFECTS ARE POSSIBLE?

Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.

Not known (frequency cannot be estimated from the available data)

Hypersensitivity reactions

Reporting of side effects

If you experience any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This also applies to side effects not listed in this package leaflet. You can also report side effects directly to the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices, Dept. of Pharmacovigilance, Kurt-Georg-Kiesinger Allee 3, D-53175 Bonn, website: www.bfarm.de. By reporting side effects, you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.

5. HOW SHOULD VITAMIN B12-RATIOPHARM 10 µG BE STORED?

Keep this medicine out of the reach of children. Do not use this medicine after the expiry date which is stated on the carton and the blister packs after "Use by". The expiry date refers to the last day of the month indicated. Do not store above 25°C. Store in the original package in order to protect from moisture. Do not dispose of medicines in wastewater. Ask your pharmacist how to dispose of the medicine when you no longer use it. This helps to protect the environment.

6. CONTENTS OF THE PACK AND OTHER INFORMATION

What Vitamin B12-ratiopharm 10 µ

g contains

The active ingredient is cyanocobalamin. Each film-coated tablet contains 10 µg cyanocobalamin. The other ingredients are: lactose monohydrate, maize starch, cellulose powder, macrogol 6000, copovidone, talc, highly dispersed silicon dioxide, magnesium stearate, hypromellose, glycerol, titanium dioxide (E 171).

How Vitamin B12-ratiopharm 10 µ

g looks like and contents of the pack

Pastel pink, round, domed film-coated tablets. Vitamin B12-ratiopharm 10 µg is available in packs of 100 film-coated tablets.

Marketing Authorisation Holder

ratiopharm GmbH
Graf-Arco-Str. 3
89079 Ulm

Manufacturer

Merckle GmbH
Ludwig-Merckle-Str. 3
89143 Blaubeuren

This package leaflet was last revised in July 2015.

Source: Information from the package leaflet
Status: 05/2018
Active ingredient: Cyanocobalamin. Areas of application: for the prevention of vitamin B12 deficiency in cases of long-term malnutrition and improper nutrition (e.g. due to a strictly vegetarian diet). Warning: Contains lactose!