B12 injectables in Australia

[Baklava22]

Hi, I’m moving back to Australia next month after 15 years living in Europe.

My question, can anyone in Australia advise me on where to get Hydroxocobalamin injectables? Is it easy to find? Can I buy over the counter? I’ll visit a doctor as soon as possible, but will they be understanding and prescribe frequently? Sadly, Germany won’t post yo Australia because of customs etc.

Any advice appreciated 😊

[wedgewood]

You can buy b12 Hydroxocobalamin ampoules in Australia from

yourdiscountchemist.com.au

chemistwarehouse.com.au

Look for Hydroxocobalamin B12 injection or Neo-B12

These pharmacies will also supply New Zealand .

Best wishes .

[Baklava22 in reply to wedgewood]

Thank you! That’s great to know.

[Baklava22 in reply to wedgewood]

In Australia now and can’t find any Hydroxocobalamin ampoules in the Canberra area. Have you had any look sourcing it? I tried all the online pharmacies but they are all out of stock. What do you do? Desperate cos I only brought 5 ampoules with me from Spain.

Thank you

[wedgewood in reply to Baklava22]

Heard of great shortage of B12 ampoules in Australia 4 days ago and could tell member that you can obtain b12 ampoules from 2 German online pharmacies, which take about 10 days to arrive in New Zealand or Australia.

Namely

shop.apotal.de

mycare.de

To read all about that go back on the forum messages for 30 posts and read the post headed “BrenandDave . “ 4 days ago

[Baklava22 in reply to wedgewood]

Thank you xx

[wedgewood in reply to Baklava22]

I am in U.K. by the way .

[TroyNZ]

The good news is that it is available over the counter.

The bad news is that there appears to have been a recent law change and most chemists will only sell 1 box (of 3) at a time.

Your discount chemist has a limit of four at the moment

[Baklava22 in reply to TroyNZ]

Thank you. So we can go to a number of chemists. 😊Good to know.

[markgrewar in reply to TroyNZ]

No minimum purchase in Australia - unless supply issues

[Baklava22 in reply to markgrewar]

Thank you. That’s a relief to know.

[Baklava22 in reply to TroyNZ]

Hi Troy, I’m in Australia now and everywhere seems to be out of stock till next February! I’m in Canberra. Is it the same where you live? What can I do? Desperate now.

Thank you

[TroyNZ in reply to Baklava22]

I'm in NZ and it is the same here. I am getting mine from Germany now. From mycare.de but, in a recent thread wedgewood found another German supplier, apotal.deSearch for that thread and you will find more information about ordering. It was started by brenanddave about five days ago.

Good luck. Hopefully the supply issues will be resolved sooner than they are saying

[Baklava22 in reply to TroyNZ]

Thank you Troy x

[markgrewar]

Over the counter no worries at all 😊😊😊

[Baklava22 in reply to markgrewar]

Thank you. Happy to know that.

[GoneWithTheWind1972]

Hydroxocobalamin is available over the counter at any pharmacy in Australia, the only recommendation I can give you is if you intend on going to a GP with a nurse to administer your B12 the government schedule is every three months. If you intend on self injecting on a more regular basis you can order needles via your pharmacy (insulin needles)

[Baklava22 in reply to GoneWithTheWind1972]

Thank you. I self inject. But was wondering is it cheaper with a script?

[GoneWithTheWind1972 in reply to Baklava22]

No script is required for Hydroxocobalamin. If you want Methylcobalamin then a script is required and much more expensive.

[Baklava22 in reply to GoneWithTheWind1972]

Ok thank you. Hydroxocobalamin works fine for me.