maybe this is why my doctor didn't write me procrit

For goodness sake!  Actually I think it`s a widespread trend especially where big business is concerned - costs and profit come above all else.  Hope you`re getting some benefit from the B12 injections anyway...    Jill xx

Hi Jill-

Do you find this behavior to be true in the UK as well?  

I have a neighbor who gets her B12 from a pharmacy in Lebanon and the bottle is from Germany.  It is the Hydroxocobalamin form-CRAZY all for the love of B12...LOL!!

That`s quite an eye opener, Karen, and I don`t see how they could do the sublingual version of Methyl B12 at that price if it was the genuine article.  It does make you question how much it actually contains...or whether that`s actually what you`re getting at all.  You`re right, it pays to be aware of what goes on.  Unfortunately we can`t always take these things at face value...Jill xx

Thanks for posting this, Mark, it really is outrageous how some of these big pharmaceutical companies behave...

All best to you, Jill xx

This is a little off the subject-it addresses Jill's comment about the behavior of drug companies.

I currently inject B12 monthly-my doctor prefers the Methylcobalamin form, however, in the US the only injectable B12 available is Cyanocobalamin.  

This week I did a little investigation to see if in fact Methyl B12 could be obtained. Here are the findings based on numerous calls to chain, hospital and compounding pharmacies.   Methylcobalamin B12 injectable is not available-this much safer form of B12 is to expensive and "not profitable"-the powdered form, equal to one injection would cost $3,000.00.

This information got me thinking-In the US, over the counter supplements are not government regulated-with a hefty $3,000 price tag for Methyl single dose you have to wonder if when purchasing the sublingual Methyl B12 is it really what your getting...price tag for one bottle $10.00 - $20.00...

Always good to research and ask questions before subjecting our bodies to any drugs or supplements...

-- Edited by Karen on Monday 27th of August 2012 11:35:33 PM

• Three anemia drugs -- Epogen, Procrit and Aranesp -- have been among the best-selling prescription drugs in the United States for years, generating more than $8 billion a year for their makers, Amgen and Johnson & Johnson
• After millions of people have taken these drugs, an investigation by the Washington Post revealed the benefits were wildly overstated, and potentially lethal side effects, such as cancer and strokes, were overlooked

Full article here...  http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/08/22/blockbuster-anemia-drugs.aspx?e_cid=20120822_DNL_artNew_2