A quote for a vitamin should say how it is delivered. A shot, a drip and a gel are different ways to take the same vitamin. This article follows the factors that move a quote and ends on how to tell a ballpark from a firm figure.
Delivery is part of the price
MedlinePlus (NIH) notes that "A prescription form of vitamin B12 can be given by injection or as a nasal gel." Ask a clinic which route its figure assumes before you compare it with another.
MedlinePlus has an encyclopedia entry on vitamin B12 that explains the nutrient itself. It is worth reading before you decide what you want a clinic to give you.
What moves a quote up or down
A few factors change the number you are given.
- The route: injection, drip or another method.
- The person who administers it and where it is given.
- The product, named rather than described as a blend.
- Whether a visit fee sits inside the price or on top of it.
The Florida Department of Health in Duval County lists its clinical and nutrition services, for readers who want to see what a public health department offers.
An academic health source in Jacksonville
UNF's Brooks College of Health introduces the college on its welcome page, for readers who want an academic health source before they sit down with a clinic.
Product, route and visit in one written figure
A ballpark says that a vitamin treatment costs about this much. A firm figure names the product, the route, who gives it and what the visit includes, and it arrives in writing. If a clinic offers only the first, ask for the second.