Lipo-C (MIC blend)_Dosage, benefits & legal status
Also known as Lipo-C, MIC, MIC-B12, Lipo-MIC, lipotropic injection, skinny shot
A compounded fat-loss shot with no fixed formula and no approved version.
Common vial size is what vendors typically sell, not a recommendation. Enter your own vial in the calculator.
What is Lipo-C (MIC blend)?
Plain language first. The technical label stays, but it never stands alone.Overview
It is a vitamin and amino acid shot given weekly at clinics and sold as a fat-loss aid.
Lipo-C is a compounded sterile injection of lipotropic agents, most often methionine, inositol and choline, usually with vitamin B12 and sometimes L-carnitine, in a multi-dose vial.
What it's used for
A weekly clinic shot sold for fat loss and energy. The nutrients in it are real. The blend has never been tested.
How does Lipo-C (MIC blend) work?
What it does in the body, and where.Lipotropic means fat-loving, and it describes nutrients involved in moving fat out of the liver.
- 01Choline is the one with the real storyCholine-deficient diets produce fatty liver in animals, and adding choline back reverses it. That finding is where the whole category comes from.
- 02Methionine and inositol also sit in fat and liver metabolismMethionine is an essential amino acid and a methyl donor. Inositol sits in insulin signaling.
- 03B12 is usually along for the rideIt corrects a deficiency if one exists. If it does not exist, it colors your urine.
- 04The gap is between two different claimsThis nutrient is needed for fat metabolism is well supported. Injecting more of it into someone who is not deficient causes fat loss is a separate claim, and no controlled trial supports it.
What else is it used for?
Each use below carries its own evidence level. Approved means regulators have cleared it for that purpose. Investigational means it is in trials. Early research means it is being studied and is not established.
- Correcting a genuine B12 deficiency, from the B12 component aloneClinical use
- Weight loss and fat metabolismResearch only
- Energy and general wellbeingResearch only
The published record
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Papers and trials about Lipo-C (MIC blend)
Europe PMC was searched on 12 October 2026 and returned nothing.
Counted from Europe PMC indexing, not read by a person.
At a glance
Four things to know about Lipo-C (MIC blend)
Evidence
Clinical use
Category
Weight loss and metabolic
Common vial
Varies
Half-life
Not meaningful for a mixture
How much, and do you cycle it?
The range, and whether you take breaks.No standard dose. The formula changes between pharmacies, usually weekly. No established schedule No range
Clinics run it weekly on an open-ended subscription. No study has established a duration, a break, or whether stopping changes anything. Any effect that does exist requires continued injections, since nothing about the shot produces a lasting metabolic change.
Not meaningful for a mixtureNo figure
Each component clears on its own schedule and the formula is not fixed, so a single number would be misleading. B12 stores in the liver for months. Methionine and choline turn over in hours.
You can compare this against the whole library to see where it sits.
How do I dose and price it?
Enter your vial and your dose. Pick a mix. We show the draw and the cost.The vial holds a fixed amount of drug. Adding more water does not make more drug, it just spreads it thinner, so you draw a bigger number on the syringe for the same dose.
Choose your mix
This amount is too small to measure with any of these mixes. Check whether you meant mg or mcg.
Measuring the water1 mL = one full 100-unit syringe.
Lipo-C (MIC blend) starts at $28.80 across 10 vendors, typically $0.21 per mg.
11 listings, last read Oct 10, 2026. Shipping and card fees are not included.
How do you store it?
Before mixing, and after.Dry powder in the freezer or fridge. Once mixed, fridge, and use within about a month.
Unmixed lyophilized Lipo-C (MIC blend) keeps for a long time cold. Once you add water the clock starts: most reconstituted vials hold up for roughly 28 to 30 days at fridge temperature. Keep it out of light, and do not freeze it after mixing.
What are the side effects and cautions?
Known cautions and warnings for this compound.Multi-dose vials contain a preservative, usually benzyl alcohol, which is why they last after the first puncture. Check the concentration of each component on your own vial label before comparing your dose to anyone else's.
Who should avoid it
- Existing liver or kidney disease, where the nutrient load is not neutral
- A known allergy to cobalt or to any component of the blend
- Pregnancy and breastfeeding
- Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy, where B12 as cyanocobalamin is contraindicated
Stop and get help
- Spreading redness, heat or swelling at the injection site, which can signal infection
- A rash or hives after a shot
- Chest tightness or breathlessness
- Signs of an allergic reaction such as face or throat swelling, hives, or trouble breathing
Common effects
- Stinging or burning at the injection site
- A metallic taste after the shot
- Bright yellow urine, from the B vitamins
- Mild nausea
- Injection site redness or a small lump
Where this page says nothing is established, that means nobody has studied it, not that a compound is safe.
Is Lipo-C (MIC blend) approved?
And where the numbers on this page come from.Not approved, but legal to obtain. Lipo-C (MIC blend) has no FDA approval, and it can be prescribed or prepared by a compounding pharmacy in the United States.
- Approval statusClinical use
- RouteInto a muscle or under the skin
- Checked24 August 2026
- DoseFrom community reports. No regulator or trial established this dose.
- Vial sizeFrom what vendors typically list; not a recommendation.
- Sources
What has happened recently
No FDA-approved lipotropic injection exists, under this or any other name. Every version is a compounded product, so the formulation, the concentration and the schedule come from the pharmacy rather than from a reviewed application. The component picture is not uniform either. As of the FDA's 14 May 2026 update, choline chloride sits in category 1 of the bulk drug substances nominated for compounding under section 503A, meaning under evaluation rather than cleared, while choline bitartrate sits in category 3, nominated without adequate supporting information. Methionine and inositol do not appear on that nominated list at all.
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- Dose
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- How often
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- Dose
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- How often
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- Dose
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- How often
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- Dose
- Research only
- How often
- Not established
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Sources
- FDA, bulk drug substances nominated for use in compounding under section 503A(2026)Choline chloride in category 1 and choline bitartrate in category 3 as of 14 May 2026.
- FDA, bulk drug substances used in compounding under section 503A(2026)How the interim categories work and what compounders may use.