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Indications & Uses
Bost is indicated for:
Pharmacology
Vitamin B1 converts carbohydrates, fatty acids and amino acids into energy. It also promotes healthy nerves, improves mood and strengthens the heart. Vitamin B6 forms RBCs, helps cells to make proteins, manufactures neurotransmitters (e.g. serotonin) and releases stored forms of energy. It helps to prevent CVS diseases and stroke, helps to lift depression and eases insomnia. Vitamin B12 is essential for cell replication and important for RBC production. It prevents anemia, helps to prevent depression, reduces nerve pain, numbness and tingling, and lowers the risk of heart diseases.
The vitamins in Vitamin B1, B6 and B12 are absorbed well when taken by mouth. They are widely distributed to most tissues and appear in breast milk. Inside the cell, thiamine is mostly present as diphosphate. The body does not store thiamine to any appreciable extent, so amounts beyond what the body needs are excreted in the urine, either as unchanged thiamine or as metabolites.
Pyridoxine, pyridoxal and pyridoxamine are readily absorbed from the GIT after oral administration and are converted to the active forms, pyridoxal phosphate and pyridoxamine phosphate. They are stored mainly in the liver, where they are oxidised to 4-pyridoxic acid and other inactive metabolites, and these are excreted in the urine. As the dose goes up, proportionally greater amounts are excreted unchanged in the urine.
Dosage Reference
Reference Information Only
Dosages shown are general references from official sources. Always consult your doctor or pharmacist for personalized dosing.
Adults:
The tablet dose is 1 to 3 tablets per day, or as the physician advises. For the injection, a severe (acute) case needs 1 injection daily until the acute symptoms subside, or as the physician advises. In mild cases, give 1 injection 2 to 3 times per week. Ampoules are preferably injected intramuscularly.
Use in children: there is no information on the use of this medicine in children.
Side Effects
Most people tolerate this combined vitamin preparation well. In a few cases, though, an allergic reaction may happen.
Cautions & Contraindications
Warnings & Precautions
Cyanocobalamin shouldn't be given to patients with subacute degeneration of the spinal cord. It's also not a suitable form of vitamin B12 for treating optic neuropathies that are linked with raised plasma concentrations of cyanocobalamin.
Contraindications
Don't give Vitamin B1, Vitamin B6 and Vitamin B12 to patients who are on levodopa therapy. It also must not be used by anyone who is hypersensitive to any of the ingredients in the preparation.
Pregnancy & Breastfeeding
Tablets taken by mouth are the recommended form during pregnancy and breastfeeding. The injection is not recommended in these periods because it contains benzyl alcohol.
⚠️ Talk to your doctor before taking any medicine during pregnancy or while breastfeeding.
Overdose
Taking the medicine at the recommended dose is not expected to cause any symptoms of overdose. If an overdose is known to have happened, the treatment is symptomatic and supportive.
⚠️ In an emergency call 999 or go to the nearest hospital emergency department.
Storage
Keep this medicine out of reach of children. Store it in a cool, dry place below 25°C, and protect it from light.
Common questions about Bost 100 mg+100 mg+1 mg
What is Bost 100 mg+100 mg+1 mg IM Injection?
Bost 100 mg+100 mg+1 mg IM Injection is a medicine that contains Vitamin B1, B6 & B12. It is made by General Pharmaceuticals Ltd. It belongs to the Specific combined vitamin preparations group of medicines.
What is Bost used for?
Bost is used for: Neuropathic Pain, Viral Infection.
What are the side effects of Bost?
Most people tolerate this combined vitamin preparation well. In a few cases, though, an allergic reaction may happen.
Can I take Bost during pregnancy or while breastfeeding?
Tablets taken by mouth are the recommended form during pregnancy and breastfeeding. The injection is not recommended in these periods because it contains benzyl alcohol. Talk to your doctor before taking any medicine during pregnancy or while breastfeeding.
What happens if I take too much Bost?
Taking the medicine at the recommended dose is not expected to cause any symptoms of overdose. If an overdose is known to have happened, the treatment is symptomatic and supportive. In an emergency call 999 or go to the nearest hospital emergency department.
How should I store Bost?
Keep this medicine out of reach of children. Store it in a cool, dry place below 25°C, and protect it from light.
Do I need a prescription for Bost?
Bost is a prescription (Rx) medicine. Take it as your doctor advises.