Cyanocobalamin


Somerset Therapeutics, Llc
Human Prescription Drug
NDC 70069-172
Cyanocobalamin is a human prescription drug labeled by 'Somerset Therapeutics, Llc'. National Drug Code (NDC) number for Cyanocobalamin is 70069-172. This drug is available in dosage form of Injection. The names of the active, medicinal ingredients in Cyanocobalamin drug includes Cyanocobalamin - 1000 ug/mL . The currest status of Cyanocobalamin drug is Active.

Drug Information:

Drug NDC: 70069-172
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Proprietary Name: Cyanocobalamin
Also known as the trade name. It is the name of the product chosen by the labeler.
Product Type: Human Prescription Drug
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Non Proprietary Name: Cyanocobalamin
Also known as the generic name, this is usually the active ingredient(s) of the product.
Labeler Name: Somerset Therapeutics, Llc
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Dosage Form: Injection
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Status: Active
FDA does not review and approve unfinished products. Therefore, all products in this file are considered unapproved.
Substance Name:CYANOCOBALAMIN - 1000 ug/mL
This is the active ingredient list. Each ingredient name is the preferred term of the UNII code submitted.
Route Details:INTRAMUSCULAR
SUBCUTANEOUS
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Marketing Information:

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Marketing Category: ANDA
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Marketing Start Date: 27 Jun, 2017
This is the date that the labeler indicates was the start of its marketing of the drug product.
Marketing End Date: 18 Dec, 2025
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Application Number: ANDA206503
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Listing Expiration Date: 31 Dec, 2023
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OpenFDA Information:

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Manufacturer Name:Somerset Therapeutics, LLC
Name of manufacturer or company that makes this drug product, corresponding to the labeler code segment of the NDC.
RxCUI:309594
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Original Packager:Yes
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NUI:M0022794
N0000175951
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UNII:P6YC3EG204
Unique Ingredient Identifier, which is a non-proprietary, free, unique, unambiguous, non-semantic, alphanumeric identifier based on a substance’s molecular structure and/or descriptive information.
Pharmacologic Class EPC:Vitamin B12 [EPC]
Established pharmacologic class associated with an approved indication of an active moiety (generic drug) that the FDA has determined to be scientifically valid and clinically meaningful. Takes the form of the pharmacologic class, followed by `[EPC]` (such as `Thiazide Diuretic [EPC]` or `Tumor Necrosis Factor Blocker [EPC]`.
Pharmacologic Class CS:Vitamin B 12 [CS]
Chemical structure classification of the drug product’s pharmacologic class. Takes the form of the classification, followed by `[Chemical/Ingredient]` (such as `Thiazides [Chemical/Ingredient]` or `Antibodies, Monoclonal [Chemical/Ingredient].
Pharmacologic Class:Vitamin B 12 [CS]
Vitamin B12 [EPC]
These are the reported pharmacological class categories corresponding to the SubstanceNames listed above.

Packaging Information:

Package NDCDescriptionMarketing Start DateMarketing End DateSample Available
70069-172-1010 VIAL in 1 CARTON (70069-172-10) / 10 mL in 1 VIAL (70069-172-01)27 Jun, 2017N/ANo
70069-172-2525 VIAL in 1 CARTON (70069-172-25) / 10 mL in 1 VIAL (70069-172-01)27 Jun, 2017N/ANo
Package NDC number, known as the NDC, identifies the labeler, product, and trade package size. The first segment, the labeler code, is assigned by the FDA. Description tells the size and type of packaging in sentence form. Multilevel packages will have the descriptions concatenated together.

Product Elements:

Cyanocobalamin cyanocobalamin cyanocobalamin cyanocobalamin benzyl alcohol sodium chloride hydrochloric acid sodium hydroxide water red colored clear solution cyanocobalamin cyanocobalamin cyanocobalamin cyanocobalamin benzyl alcohol sodium chloride hydrochloric acid sodium hydroxide water red colored clear solution

Indications and Usage:

Indications and usage 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 bacterial 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/laboratory test interactions ), use of a gluten-free diet in nontropical sprue, or administration of antibiotics in tropical sprue. such measures remove the need for long-term administration of cyanocobalamin. requirements of vitamin b 12 in excess of normal (due to pregnancy, thyrotoxicosis, hemolytic anemia, hemorrhage, malignancy, hepatic
and renal disease) can usually be met with oral supplementation. cyanocobalamin injection is also suitable for the vitamin b 12 absorption test (schilling test).

Warnings:

Warnings this product contains aluminum that may be toxic. aluminum may reach toxic levels with prolonged parenteral administration if kidney function is impaired. premature neonates are particularly at risk because their kidneys are immature, and they require large amounts of calcium and phosphate solutions, which contain aluminum. research indicates that patients with impaired kidney function, including premature neonates, who receive parenteral levels of aluminum at greater than 4 to 5 mcg/kg/day accumulate aluminum at levels associated with central nervous system and bone toxicity. tissue loading may occur at even lower rates of administration. patients with early leber's disease (hereditary optic nerve atrophy) who were treated with cyanocobalamin suffered severe and swift optic atrophy. hypokalemia and sudden death may occur in severe megaloblastic anemia which is treated intensely. anaphylactic shock and death have been reported after parenteral vitamin b 12 administration. an i
ntradermal test dose is recommended before cyanocobalamin injection is administered to patients suspected of being sensitive to this drug. this product contains benzyl alcohol. benzyl alcohol has been reported to be associated with a fatal ''gasping syndrome'' in premature infants.

Dosage and Administration:

Dosage and administration avoid using the intravenous route. use of this product intravenously will result in almost all of the vitamin being lost in the urine. pernicious anemia parenteral vitamin b 12 is the recommended treatment and will be required for the remainder of the patient's life. the oral form is not dependable. a dose of 100 mcg daily for six or seven days should be administered by intramuscular or deep subcutaneous injection. if there is clinical improvement and if a reticulocyte response is observed, the same amount may be given on alternate days for seven doses, then every three to four days for another two to three weeks. by this time hematologic values should have become normal. this regimen should be followed by 100 mcg monthly for life. folic acid should be administered concomitantly if needed. patients with normal intestinal absorption where the oral route is not deemed adequate, initial treatment similar to that for patients with pernicious anemia may be indicate
d depending on the severity of the deficiency. chronic treatment should be with an oral b 12 preparation. if other vitamin deficiencies are present, they should be treated. schilling test the flushing dose is 1,000 mcg. parenteral drug products should be inspected visually for particulate matter and discoloration prior to administration, whenever solution and container permit.

Contraindications:

Contraindications sensitivity to cobalt and/or vitamin b 12 is a contraindication.

Adverse Reactions:

Adverse reactions generalized anaphylactic shock and death have been reported with administration of parenteral vitamin b 12 (see warnings ). cardiovascular pulmonary edema and congestive heart failure early in treatment; peripheral vascular thrombosis. hematological polycythemia vera. gastrointestinal mild transient diarrhea. dermatological itching; transitory exanthema. miscellaneous feeling of swelling of entire body.

Use in Pregnancy:

Pregnancy adequate and well-controlled studies have not been done in pregnant women. however, vitamin b 12 is an essential vitamin and requirements are increased during pregnancy. amounts of vitamin b 12 that are recommended by the food and nutrition board, national academy of science-national research council for pregnant women (4 mcg daily) should be consumed during pregnancy.

Pediatric Use:

Pediatric use intake in children should be in the amount (0.5 to 3 mcg daily) recommended by the food and nutrition board, national academy of science-national research council.

Overdosage:

Overdosage no overdosage has been reported with this drug.

Description:

Description cyanocobalamin injection, usp is a sterile solution of cyanocobalamin for intramuscular or subcutaneous use. each ml contains 1,000 mcg cyanocobalamin; sodium chloride 0.9%; benzyl alcohol 1.5%; water for injection q.s.; hydrochloric acid and/or sodium hydroxide for ph adjustment if necessary (4.5-7.0). cyanocobalamin appears as dark, red crystals or as an amorphous or crystalline, red powder. it is very hygroscopic in the anhydrous form, and sparingly soluble in water (1:80). it is stable to autoclaving for short periods at 121°c. the vitamin b 12 coenzymes are very unstable in light. the chemical name is 5,6-dimethyl-benzimidazolyl cyanocobamide. the cobalt content is 4.34%. the structural formula is represented below: molecular structure

Clinical Pharmacology:

Clinical pharmacology vitamin b 12 is essential to growth, cell reproduction, hematopoiesis, nucleoprotein and myelin synthesis. cyanocobalamin is quantitatively and rapidly absorbed from intramuscular and subcutaneous sites of injection; the plasma level of the compound reaches its peak within one hour after intramuscular injection. absorbed vitamin b 12 is transported via specific b 12 binding proteins, transcobalamin i and ii to the various tissues. the liver is the main organ for vitamin b 12 storage. within 48 hours after injection of 100 or 1,000 mcg of vitamin b 12 , 50 to 98% of the injected dose may appear in the urine. the major portion is excreted within the first eight hours. intravenous administration results in even more rapid excretion with little opportunity for liver storage. gastrointestinal absorption of vitamin b 12 depends on the presence of sufficient intrinsic factor and calcium ions. intrinsic factor deficiency causes pernicious anemia, which may be associated w
ith subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord. prompt parenteral administration of vitamin b 12 prevents progression of neurologic damage. the average diet supplies about 5 to 15 mcg/day of vitamin b 12 in a protein-bound form that is available for absorption after normal digestion. vitamin b 12 is not present in foods of plant origin, but is abundant in foods of animal origin. in people with normal absorption, deficiencies have been reported only in strict vegetarians who consume no products of animal origin (including no milk products or eggs). vitamin b 12 is bound to intrinsic factor during transit through the stomach; separation occurs in the terminal ileum in the presence of calcium, and vitamin b 12 enters the mucosal cell for absorption. it is then transported by the transcobalamin binding proteins. a small amount (approximately 1% of the total amount ingested) is absorbed by simple diffusion, but this mechanism is adequate only with very large doses. oral absorption is considered too undependable to rely on in patients with pernicious anemia or other conditions resulting in malabsorption of vitamin b 12 . cyanocobalamin is the most widely used form of vitamin b 12 , and has hematopoietic activity apparently identical to that of the antianemia factor in purified liver extract. hydroxocobalamin is equally as effective as cyanocobalamin, and they share the cobalamin molecular structure.

How Supplied:

How supplied ndc number cyanocobalamin mcg/ml volume 70069- 005 -10 1,000 1 ml 70069- 172 -10 10 ml 70069- 172 -25 1 ml multiple dose vial, packaged 25 vials per tray. 10 ml multiple dose vial, packaged as; - 10 vials per tray and - 25 vials per tray. store at 20° to 25°c (68° to 77°f) [see usp controlled room temperature]. protect from light use only if solution is clear and seal intact. for product inquiry call 1-800-417-9175 manufactured for: somerset therapeutics, llc hollywood, fl 33024 made in india code no.: kr/drugs/ktk/28/289/97 st-cyc/p/05 revised: 09/2020

Information for Patients:

Information for patients patients with pernicious anemia should be instructed that they will require monthly injections of vitamin b 12 for the remainder of their lives. failure to do so will result in return of the anemia and in development of incapacitating and irreversible damage to the nerves of the spinal cord. also, patients should be warned about the danger of taking folic acid in place of vitamin b 12 , because the former may prevent anemia but allow progression of subacute combined degeneration. a vegetarian diet which contains no animal products (including milk products or eggs) does not supply any vitamin b 12 . patients following such a diet should be advised to take oral vitamin b 12 regularly. the need for vitamin b 12 is increased by pregnancy and lactation. deficiency has been recognized in infants of vegetarian mothers who were breast fed, even though the mothers had no symptoms of deficiency at the time. contains no more than 57 mcg/l of aluminum.

Package Label Principal Display Panel:

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