Mecobalamin

BLOOD AND BLOOD FORMING ORGANS

Key facts

Mecobalamin is a drug catalogued in DrugCentral. Recorded indications include Prevention of Vitamin B12 Deficiency.

• Indications: Prevention of Vitamin B12 Deficiency.
• ATC code: B03BA05 (Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin and analogues)).
• Molecular formula: C63H91CoN13O14P; molecular weight 1344.40 g/mol.

Indications & contraindications

Drug–disease relationships curated by DrugCentral (OMOP / SNOMED concepts).

Indications (1)

• Prevention of Vitamin B12 Deficiency

Contraindications (4)

• Atrophic gastritis
• Gastrectomy
• Hypokalemia
• Leber's optic atrophy

Regulatory approvals (1)

Date	Agency	Marketed as	Applicant	Orphan
—	FDA	—	—

ATC classification

ATC code	Therapeutic hierarchy
B03BA05	BLOOD AND BLOOD FORMING ORGANS › ANTIANEMIC PREPARATIONS › VITAMIN B12 AND FOLIC ACID › Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin and analogues)

Reported adverse-event signals

Strongest FDA FAERS disproportionality signals (log-likelihood ratio). A signal is a statistical association in spontaneous reports, not proof that the drug causes the event.

MedDRA term	LLR
Platelet count decreased	210.1
Off label use	191.5
Product use in unapproved indication	191.2
Pemphigus	184.9
Treatment failure	182.3
Hand deformity	179.0
Drug ineffective	173.9
White blood cell count decreased	167.5
Systemic lupus erythematosus	162.4
Diarrhoea	152.6
Contraindicated product administered	141.5
Plasma cell myeloma	137.6

Chemical structure

• Molecular formula: C₆₃H₉₁CoN₁₃O₁₄P
• Molecular weight: 1344.40 g/mol
• CAS number: 13422-55-4
• InChIKey: —
• PubChem CID: 73415798

Frequently asked questions

Answers are generated from the structured data on this page, not written by hand.

What is Mecobalamin used for?

DrugCentral lists the following indications for Mecobalamin: Prevention of Vitamin B12 Deficiency.

What is the chemical formula of Mecobalamin?

Mecobalamin has the molecular formula C63H91CoN13O14P and a molecular weight of 1344.40 g/mol.

Sources

• DrugCentral drug card 4600 — structure, indications, targets, approvals, pharmacologic classes (CC BY-SA 4.0)
• ChEMBL CHEMBL2359370 — compound record and bioactivity
• PubChem CID 73415798 — chemical identifiers
• DrugBank DB03614 — drug record
• FDA UNII BR1SN1JS2W — substance identity
• DailyMed: FDA labels for Mecobalamin — current prescribing information (label search)
• FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (openFDA FAERS) — adverse-event signals, as aggregated by DrugCentral

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