Mecofol-OD Tablet belongs to the class of 'vitamins', primarily used to treat vitamin b12 deficiency and peripheral neuropathy (nerve damage in the hands and feet). It is also used to prevent/treat megaloblastic anaemia (anaemia with unusually large red blood cells). Vitamin B12 deficiency occurs when the body has lower levels of vitamin B12 than normal. Symptoms include fatigue, breathlessness, numbness, poor balance, and memory trouble.

Mecofol-OD Tablet contains Methylcobalamin, a form of vitamin B12 that regulates body functions, such as cell multiplication, blood formation, and protein synthesis. It also helps restore nucleic acid in the nerve cells.

Your doctor will decide the dosage based on your medical condition. Sometimes, Mecofol-OD Tablet may cause common side effects like nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, loss of appetite, and headache. These side effects do not require medical attention and gradually resolve over time. If these side effects are persistent, please reach out to your doctor.

Let your doctor know if you use any otrher medications, including other vitamins, before starting Mecofol-OD Tablet . Please tell your doctor if you are allergic to any of the components in Mecofol-OD Tablet . It is essential to let your doctor know if you are pregnant, planning to conceive or are a breastfeeding mother. Avoid consuming alcohol along with Mecofol-OD Tablet to ensure maximum absorption of nutrients. Mecofol-OD Tablet should be used in children only with the doctor's advice.

Mecofol-OD Tablet contains Methylcobalamin, a form of Vitamin B12, which regulates body functions and helps rejuvenate and protect damaged nerve cells by producing a substance called myelin. It prevents nerve damage in peripheral neuropathy and treats symptoms of vitamin B12 deficiency. It promotes amino acid synthesis and plays an important role in protein formation. Mecofol-OD Tablet also treats and prevents megaloblastic anemia, a vitamin deficiency anemia caused by low vitamin b12 levels.

• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Headache
• Loss of appetite
• Diarrhoea

Let your doctor know if you have any heart, liver or kidney diseases before starting Mecofol-OD Tablet . Mecofol-OD Tablet should be used during pregnancy only when advised by the doctor. Mecofol-OD Tablet is excreted into breast milk. Hence, breastfeeding women should consult their doctor before taking Mecofol-OD Tablet . Drinking alcohol may hinder vitamin absorption; therefore, it is advised to limit the alcohol intake while using Mecofol-OD Tablet . Mecofol-OD Tablet is safe for children only when recommended by the doctor.

Drug-Drug Interaction: Mecofol-OD Tablet may interact with antibiotics (neomycin, chloramphenicol), antituberculosis antibiotics (aminosalicylic acid), heartburn medication (omeprazole, cimetidine), and gout medicines (colchicine).

Drug-Food Interaction: No interactions were found.

Drug-Disease Interaction: Inform your doctor if you have malabsorption syndrome (difficulty absorbing nutrition from food), liver, kidney or heart diseases, optic nerve damage, iron/folic acid deficiency, low potassium levels, and allergic reactions before starting Mecofol-OD Tablet .

• NEOMYCIN
• CHLORAMPHENICOL
• AMINOSALICYLIC ACID
• OMEPRAZOLE
• CIMETIDINE
• COLCHICINE

• Try Vitamin B complex food sources like milk, cheese, eggs, liver and kidney, chicken, red meat, tuna, mackerel, salmon, shellfish, oysters, clams, dark green vegetables such as spinach and kale, beets, avocados, potatoes, whole grains, cereals, kidney beans, black beans, and chickpea.

• Taking vegetables like acorn squash, asparagus, beet greens, Brussels sprouts, and spinach can help cope with Vitamin B deficiency.

• Limit foods with high cholesterol and saturated fats.

• Cut down on sugar, salt and processed foods.

• Drink plenty of water.

• Avoid smoking and alcohol consumption.

• Exercise regularly and maintain a healthy lifestyle. Avoid excess fatty foods.

Vitamin B12 deficiency (cobalamin deficiency): Vitamin B12 deficiency occurs when the body has lower levels of vitamin B12 than normal. Symptoms include fatigue, breathlessness, numbness, poor balance and memory trouble. Pernicious anaemia, an autoimmune disease, is the most common cause of B12 deficiency. In this condition, the body cannot absorb enough vitamin B12 since the body's immune system produces antibodies against the intrinsic factor (a protein that helps the body absorb vitamin B12). Other causes include stomach or gut issues, where the body cannot absorb the vitamin, medications like antidiabetics and stomach-related drugs, and dietary restrictions like being a strict vegan.

Peripheral neuropathy/peripheral neuritis: It is defined as damage to nerves outside the brain and spinal cord. The pain could be intermittent or continuous, with a prickling, stabbing, tingling or burning sensation. A feeling of numbness and loss of sensations is also common with neuropathic pain. Symptoms include spontaneous, un-triggered pain, unpleasant feeling, shooting, burning or stabbing pain, muscle weakness, and cramping.