rotexmedica product differences

[cynic1946]

I am new here and I would be most grateful to anyone who can explain to me the difference between the products "vitamin B12" AND "vitamin B12 DEPOT" from Rotexmedica - my need is for Hyydroxocobalamin for intramuscular injection. many thanks

[JanD236]

I had a look on amazon.de and by enlarging the picture of the Rotexmedica boxes i can see that the ‘vitamin B12 Depot’ is hydroxocobalamin whereas the ‘vitamin B12’ is cyanocobalamin.

[cynic1946 in reply to JanD236]

many thanks

[Ritchie1268]

JanD236 is correct.

I ordered mine off Amazon.de & I ordered the B12 Depot Rotexmedica & it is 100% Hydroxocobalamin.

[cynic1946 in reply to Ritchie1268]

many thanks

[Ashweb901]

So am I better off buying from amazon.de and just be sure it’s rotexmedica brand? My plan was to buy from the German pharmacy site.

[cynic1946 in reply to Ashweb901]

i have just ordered some"rotexmedica b12 depot" from a german website and the syringes etc from the website medisave.co.uk - I will post full details including prices etc within the next few days after everything has arrived - i won't post details now for obvious reasons

[Jcwg in reply to cynic1946]

Hi please could you pm me details of where to buy b12 in Germany many Thanks

[cynic1946 in reply to Jcwg]

i will be writing a little note about buying b12 as soon as mine arrives which hopefully will be by Monday 11th March latest

[cynic1946 in reply to Jcwg]

Hi everyone,

Firstly this information is given to you by a totally non medically qualified person. I was diagnosed by an NHS doctor with B12 deficiency a couple of years ago and my bloods are checked by the NHS every year. The surgery nurse injects me intramuscularly (top of shoulder) with the NHS provided 1mg/1ml b12 Hydroxocobalamin every 3 months as recommended by NHS guidelines - I find this insufficient and get tired after 7 or 8 weeks. I have had conversations with my GP about it, who appears somewhat negative to shortening the 3 month period to 6 or 8 weeks.

So rather than get into a “warm” discussion with my Doctor, its just not worth it as far as I am concerned - although others would differ on this site. I have decided to “play the bureaucratic game” and self inject myself midway betweeen NHS injections with self provided 1mg/1ml b12 Hydroxocobalamin in the belief that I will not be inflicting harm on myself. The general view is that you cant overdose on b12 as the body naturally disposes of any surplus - provided you don’t go mad on it. However that is for you to decide.

I would like to thank all who post on this site and in particular to WEDGEWOOD who’s information on this site has helped me no end.

So without further ado I list my sources of supply and the items I ordered.

Firstly: my German source of supply for 1mg/1ml b12 Hydroxocobalamin

bodfeld-apotheke.de/

At the top right of their website select your language from the drop down menu - in my case “english” and the website will self translate (it takes a few seconds per page) - I could have used others, but after playing around with it, I found this bodfeld site the easiest for my brain!. You will have to register your address details to get an account number and of course to get the goods delivered

I ordered the following Hydroxocobalamin product

VITAMIN B12 DEPOT Rotexmedica Injektionslosung with an artIcle/item number 03862297 and a use by date of June 2021 @ a cost of 6.21 Euros per pack of 10 ampoules - plus postage and packing via DHL of 9.98 Euros - it would appear that no matter how large or small your order this cost is the same.

Order placed Wednesday after lunch - Order delivered following Saturday @ 8.38am - so 3 days.

Secondly: my english source of supply for syringes and needles etc

medisave.co.uk

I ordered the following items (With thanks to WEDGEWOOD)

Order placed Wednesday after lunch - Order delivered following morning at 9 - less than a day!

The larger 21G green needle is for drawing the liquid from the ampoule into the syringe ONLY

The smaller 25G orange needle is for the actual intramuscular injection.

1 x Sharps guard yellow 2.5 litre sharps bin item DD472YL/Single £1.19

100 x Terumo agani needle 21G green x1.5” item AN-2138R £2.59

100 x Terumo agani needle 25G orange x1.5” item AN-2138R £2.59

100 x Medisave 70% alcohol IPA swabs item MS100 £0.89

100 x BD Emerald Hypodermic syringe 2ml item 307727 £4.19

TOTAL £11.45

POSTAGE £5.99

VAT £3.50

GRAND TOTAL £20.94

I trust people might find this post helpful in their research. However, any doubts, seek proper medical advice/training before taking any self action.

[Jcwg]

Hi thank you for posting all this valuable information, I ordered off the same site last night, first time and found it realy easy to use, I usually buy from the German amazon but the price was over 11 euro.

I’m sure many people will appreciate the info above.

Many Thanks x