Vitamin B12 Injections for Eccles
Hydroxocobalamin B12 injections, 15 minutes south of Eccles.
Eccles's nearest B12 injection clinic.
Eccles patients drive about 4 miles east via the M60 and Chester Road to Trafford Clinic for vitamin B12 injections — typically 14 minutes door-to-door with free patient parking on Seymour Grove. The clinic operates from Empire Pharmacy (GPhC premises 1123966), led by independent prescriber Haroon Iqbal. We use UK-licensed hydroxocobalamin intramuscularly: loading is typically 6 IM injections over 2 weeks for confirmed deficiency, pernicious anaemia, or long-term metformin / PPI-related depletion, then maintenance every 2–3 months. If you haven't been tested in the last 6 months, we'll confirm with a serum B12 test to a UKAS-accredited lab — results come back in 24–48 hours.
Vitamin B12 injections for Eccles residents
Trafford Clinic is the closest pharmacist-led B12 injection service to Eccles — about 15–20 minutes via the M602 and Chester Road. We operate from Empire Pharmacy, 122 Seymour Grove, Old Trafford (GPhC premises 1123966), led by Independent Prescriber Haroon Mohammad Iqbal MPharm, IP (GPhC reg. 2051093). We administer hydroxocobalamin 1mg intramuscularly — the NHS-standard formulation, listed first-line in the BNF and aligned with NICE CKS.
Loading and maintenance — the BNF protocol
New B12 deficiency without neurological symptoms: six 1mg hydroxocobalamin injections over 2 weeks, alternate days. With neurological symptoms: alternate-day injections until improvement plateaus, then 2-monthly maintenance. Pernicious anaemia: 3-monthly lifelong maintenance. Dietary deficiency: 3-monthly until corrected.
Eccles patient profile
Long-term metformin users (5+ years) with diabetes — metformin interferes with calcium-dependent B12 absorption in the terminal ileum, and Eccles has a substantial diabetic population. Long-term PPI users for reflux. Pernicious anaemia patients confirmed by GP who prefer the timing flexibility of a private clinic (NHS dose is free; some patients still come to us). Post-bariatric patients.
Don't have a recent blood test?
We can run a serum B12 same-day at our Eccles blood tests service — 24–48-hour results from a UKAS-accredited lab. For grey-zone serum B12 (200–300 ng/L) we run MMA and homocysteine per British Society for Haematology guidelines.
Related pages
Peer pages: Salford, Salford Quays, Manchester hub, Old Trafford. On Mounjaro at our Eccles weight loss clinic? Long-term metformin users have a recognised B12-depletion risk. Brand context: traffordclinic.co.uk/vitamin-b12.
Getting to Empire Pharmacy from Eccles
By car: M602 east → Chester Road / A56 south, about 15–20 minutes off-peak. By Metrolink: Eccles line → Cornbrook → Altrincham line → Trafford Bar. Free patient parking at 122 Seymour Grove, Old Trafford, M16 0FF. Book at traffordclinic.co.uk/vitamin-b12 or call 0161 258 6149.
What's included in your B12 injection appointment.
Eligibility check, hydroxocobalamin 1mg IM, post-injection check.
Eligibility check
Hydroxocobalamin 1mg
Independent Prescriber
5-minute appointment
3-monthly maintenance
Loading dose schedule
Three steps from depleted to replenished.
Eligibility check, injection, next-dose schedule.
Bring blood results
5-minute injection
Book your next dose
Why Eccles patients come to us
Walk-in welcome Monday to Saturday. Same-day bookings available most of the time.
15 minutes south via the M602 / Trafford Road.
- Mon09:00 – 19:00
- Tue09:00 – 19:00
- Wed09:00 – 19:00
- Thu09:00 – 19:00
- Fri09:00 – 19:00
- Sat09:00 – 17:00
- SunClosed
Common questions from Eccles patients about B12 injections.
If your question isn't here, give us a call and we'll talk it through.
References for this page
Every clinical claim above is sourced from an authoritative public reference.
- 01NICE CKSNICEB12 deficiencyhttps://cks.nice.org.uk/topics/anaemia-b12-folate-deficiency/Accessed 20 May 2026
- 02
- 03GPhCGPHCRegister entry — Haroon Iqbal (Reg. 2051093) at Empire Pharmacyhttps://www.pharmacyregulation.org/registers/pharmacist/2051093Accessed 20 May 2026
Information on this page is general guidance from Trafford Clinic, operated by Empire Pharmacy (GPhC premises 1123966).