Before receiving vitamin B12 injections, it is essential to inform your healthcare professional about any medical conditions, allergies, or medications you are taking
Someone intends to add 3.0 mL but draws up 2.0 mL or 4.0 mL because they misread the syringe or grabbed the wrong one
If you have received injections for several weeks and notice no change, tell your provider
If symptoms persist beyond two weeks, worsen, or come with chest pain, facial droop, slurred speech, or severe weakness, seek urgent care
It is our hope that you will share these new codes with all providers who treat obesity, as well as with the clinical, billing and electronic health records staff, so that we can begin to ensure providers use the new codes and are reimbursed for the treatment of obesity
However, when side effects do occur, they are typically mild and transient, resolving without intervention