COBAL-500 or Cyanocobalamin is a medication used to manage and treat vitamin B12 deficiencies. Chemically it belongs to a class called “corrinoids,” and it is a crystallizable cobalt complex. The name cyanocobalamin derives from the cyanide group attached to the molecule.
Cyanocobalamin is a manufactured version of vitamin B12. It’s used to treat and prevent vitamin B12 deficiency anaemia (when you have low levels of this vitamin in your body). Your body requires vitamin B12 to make red blood cells.