The Brand Name RADIOPAQUE Has Generic Salt :: Iohexol 

RADIOPAQUE  Is From Company Dabur Ph. Priced :: Rs. 174

RADIOPAQUE have Iohexol is comes under Sub class #N/A of  Main Class #N/A

Main Medicine Class:: #N/A  Sub Medicine Class :: #N/A 

Indications for Drugs ::

Radiographic contrast medium for diagnostic procedures

Drug Dose ::

Adult: Inj As iohexol soln containing 6-350 mg iodine/mL: Dose and strength used depends on the procedure and route of administration.

Contraindication ::

Procedure-specific. Intrathecal: Myelography in significant local or systemic infection where bacteremia is likely; concurrent use with corticosteroids; repeat myelography in the event of technical failure (risk of overdosage). Hysterosalpingography: During menstrual period or when menstrual flow in imminent; presence of infection; pregnancy, 6 mth after termination of pregnancy or 30 days after conization or curettage.

Drug Precautions ::

Asthma or a history of allergies (risk of anaphylactoid reactions is increased); compromised blood-brain barrier (severe neurotoxicity after intrathecal use); epilepsy and brain tumour (higher risk of convulsions); severe hepatic or renal impairment, diabetics with renal impairment, dehydration and others who may be at increased risk of renal failure; multiple myeloma (dehydration from use may cause precipitation of protein in the renal tubules, leading to anuria and fatal renal failure); severe hypertension; advanced cardiac disease; phaeochromocytoma; sickle-cell disease; hyperthyroidism; debilitated, severely ill, very old, or very young patients; occlusive vascular disease. Special care to ensure that 140 and 350 mg iodine/ml solutions are not given intrathecally. Adequate resuscitative facilities should be available when radiographic procedures are undertaken, and patients should be kept under observation for a suitable period after the procedure.

Drug Side Effects ::

Flushing or a sensation of heat; pain, extravasation, thrombophlebitis at the inj site; nausea, vomiting, headache, and dizziness; urticaria, pruritus, pallor, sweating, metallic taste, weakness, coughing, rhinitis, sneezing, lachrymation, visual disturbances; hypotension, tachycardia, bradycardia, transient ECG abnormalities, haemodynamic disturbances; dyspnoea, bronchospasm, angioedema, severe urticaria; convulsions, paraesthesia, paralysis; acute renal failure; thromboembolism, disseminated intravascular coagulation, thrombocytopenia; hyperthyroidism, thyroid storm thyrotoxicosis. Potentially Fatal: Profound hypotension, pulmonary oedema, respiratory arrest, ventricular fibrillation, circulatory failure, cardiac arrest, coma.

Pregnancy category ::

2

Drug Mode of Action ::  

Allows for radiographic visualization through the opacification of vessels and anatomical structures in the path of flow of the contrast media.

Drug Interactions ::

0