Vitamin B12 Injections for Stretford
Hydroxocobalamin B12 injections at Trafford Clinic, 5 minutes from Stretford.
Stretford's local B12 injection clinic.
Stretford patients book vitamin B12 injections at Trafford Clinic because we're 1.5 miles north on Chester Road then Seymour Grove — typically 6 minutes door-to-door from the Mall area, with free patient parking. The clinic operates from Empire Pharmacy (GPhC premises 1123966), led by independent prescriber Haroon Iqbal. We give UK-licensed hydroxocobalamin intramuscularly: loading is 6 IM injections over 2 weeks for confirmed deficiency, then maintenance every 2–3 months for pernicious anaemia, dietary deficiency, or metformin / PPI-related depletion. Serum B12 testing is included if you haven't been tested in the last 6 months — UKAS-accredited lab, 24–48 hour turnaround.
Vitamin B12 injections for Stretford residents
Stretford is right next door to the clinic — 5–10 minutes up 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 schedule
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, then often oral cyanocobalamin 1mg daily long-term.
Stretford patient profile
Pernicious anaemia patients confirmed by GP who prefer timing flexibility. Long-term metformin users (5+ years) — metformin interferes with calcium-dependent B12 absorption in the terminal ileum, and Stretford has a substantial diabetic population. Long-term PPI users for reflux. Vegans and strict vegetarians. Post-bariatric patients, including some who came through our own Stretford weight loss service.
Don't have a recent blood test?
We can run a serum B12 same-day at our Stretford 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: Manchester hub, Old Trafford, Chorlton, Sale. On Mounjaro? See our weight loss page. Brand context: traffordclinic.co.uk/vitamin-b12.
Getting to Empire Pharmacy from Stretford
By car: Chester Road / A56 north, 5–10 minutes. By Metrolink: Altrincham line — one stop to Trafford Bar, about 4 minutes. 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 Stretford patients come to us
Walk-in welcome Monday to Saturday. Same-day bookings available most of the time.
5 minutes up the A56, or one Metrolink stop.
- 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 Stretford 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).