Pre-Treatment
Eat a meal or light snack prior to treatment. Notify clinician if you have a needle phobia, prior to treatment. This allows the clinician to take the appropriate precautions to ensure your treatment is as comfortable as possible.
Aftercare Advice
Please follow the aftercare advice for intramuscular Vitamin B12 injection.
- You must contact your practitioner as soon as possible if you experience any side effects after having the injection.
- You may experience some mild tenderness, redness and swelling around the injection site. These effects will usually resolve within 48 hours.
- You may experience some bruising around the injection site, this will resolve naturally but may take 1-2 weeks to resolve.
- You must seek medical attention and contact your practitioner if you develop any signs or symptoms of skin infection around the injection site. Infection can present as hot, red shiny skin, there may be pus formation and you may have a fever or feel generally unwell.
- Seek medical attention if you feel unwell or experience any significant side effects following the injection.