Most people know the feeling of getting a shot and having your arm feel sore for several days afterward. Some might even expect it as a side effect. The soreness happens when medications are injected ...

Doctors prescribe vitamin B12 shots for people with a B12 deficiency or those with an underlying condition that inteferes with proper B12 absorption.

For those patients who receive the nearly 40 million intramuscular injections per year to treat their B12 deficiency, a new oral option may soon exist. According to the National Institutes of Health, ...

Injections deliver liquid medications, fluids, or nutrients directly into a person’s body. Different types of injections include intravenous, intramuscular, subcutaneous, intraosseous, and intradermal ...

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Pernicious anemia is an autoimmune condition in which the body cannot absorb vitamin B12 properly. A person with pernicious anemia requires lifelong vitamin B12 supplementation. Vitamin B12 is ...