# I need B12 injections to prevent nerve damage, but there's a supply shortage. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 15, 2014, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-b12-injections-to-prevent-nerve-damage-but-theres-a-supply-shortage/681422 "2014-02-15T15:08:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2014, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-b12-injections-to-prevent-nerve-damage-but-theres-a-supply-shortage/681422/21 "2014-02-15T21:52:27Z")
Yes. The power of the free market at work. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2014, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-b12-injections-to-prevent-nerve-damage-but-theres-a-supply-shortage/681422/22 "2014-05-25T01:46:09Z")
I just picked up 6 months worth of injectable cyanocobalamin at my local CVS. 😃 It was all they had but apparently someone is producing it again. It’s made by APP Pharmaceuticals of Schaumburg IL. ---
**Author:** ![bluestreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ec9cab/32.png) [@bluestreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bluestreak)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2014, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-b12-injections-to-prevent-nerve-damage-but-theres-a-supply-shortage/681422/23 "2014-06-19T18:28:34Z")
06/19/2014 American Regent is producing 1mL vials, no target date yet on when multidose vials will be available. There is a special process your pharmacist must use to get this product. You pharmasist must call their distributor and instruct the distributor to contact American Regent by phone. Your order will be processed and dropshipped directly to your pharmacy. The 1mL vials are more costly than the multi-dose vials, but at least you can get it. Exaplain to your doctor about the production shortages and get the doctor to write a script for the largest quantity you can afford. [http://www.americanregent.com/TherapeuticInjectableElectrolytesIVAdditives.aspx?ProductID=13](http://www.americanregent.com/TherapeuticInjectableElectrolytesIVAdditives.aspx?ProductID=13) Product No. 0517-0031-25 Description 1000 mcg/m Wholesaler Numbers AmerisourceBergen Item #: 031765 Cardinal Item #: 2529212 HD Smith Item #: 1073931 McKesson Item #: 1310242 Morris & Dickson Co. Item #: 780171 I hope this will help some of you. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2014, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-b12-injections-to-prevent-nerve-damage-but-theres-a-supply-shortage/681422/24 "2014-06-19T18:33:01Z")
I know this is a resurrected semi-zombie (Oh look he’s still twitching!), but I haven’t had a problem getting by cyno-whatthefuckever (B12). The only problem is, none of the pharmacies around here will carry the multi-dose bottle. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2014, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-b12-injections-to-prevent-nerve-damage-but-theres-a-supply-shortage/681422/25 "2014-06-20T01:51:26Z")
If you’ll look at [post #22](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=17403376&postcount=22), the post that reanimated this thread, you’ll see that I recently was able to get 6 months worth from my local CVS. It was in separate single dose vials, but that hardly matters. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-b12-injections-to-prevent-nerve-damage-but-theres-a-supply-shortage/681422.md?page=1)