NEUROBION® AMPOULES
SCHEDULING STATUS:
Schedule 1
PROPRIETARY NAME
(and dosage form):
NEUROBION® AMPOULES
COMPOSITION:
Each 3 mL ampoule contains:
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Vitamin B1 |
100 mg |
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Vitamin B6 |
100 mg |
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Vitamin B12 |
1 mg |
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Benzyl alcohol (preservative) |
1% v/v |
PHARMACOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION:
A.22.1.4 - Vitamins: Others
INDICATIONS:
NEUROBION Ampoules are indicated where a deficiency of the relevant vitamins exist.
CONTRA-INDICATIONS:
NEUROBION should not be used in patients on Levodopa therapy.
Hypersensitivity to any of the active ingredients.
DOSAGE AND DIRECTIONS FOR USE:
NEUROBION Ampoules are preferably injected intramuscularly (deep
intragluteal). In severe cases 1 ampoule daily until the acute symptoms
subside. For milder cases and follow-up therapy 2 or 3 ampoules per
week.
SIDE-EFFECTS AND SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS:
Cyanocobalamin should not be given before a diagnosis has been fully
established because of the possibility of masking symptoms of subacute
degeneration of the spinal cord. Cyanocobalamin is not a suitable form
of Vitamin B12 for the treatment of optic neuropathies associated with raised plasma concentrations of cyanocobalamin.
KNOWN SYMPTOMS OF OVERDOSAGE AND PARTICULARS OF ITS TREATMENT:
Treatment is symptomatic and supportive.
IDENTIFICATION:
Clear, red solution with no visible particles.
PRESENTATION:
Boxes of 3 ampoules of 3 mL each.
STORAGE INSTRUCTIONS:
Keep out of reach of children.
Store below 25°C
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