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Vitamin B 12 Injections
Cobalamin; Cyanocobalamin
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The best way to meet your body's vitamin B12 needs is to eat a wide variety of animal products.
For people who do not eat animal products, vitamin B12 can be found in:
- Almost all multivitamins. Vitamin B12 is better absorbed by the body when it is taken along with other B vitamins, such as niacin, riboflavin, vitamin B6, and magnesium.
- A form of vitamin B12 can be given by injection.
- Another prescription form...
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