Radioiodinated iobenguane - eye-oh-BEN-gwane is a radiopharmaceutical - ray-dee-oh-far-ma-SOO-ti-kal . Radiopharmaceuticals are radioactive agents, which may be using to find and treat certain diseases or to study the function of the body's organs.
Radioiodinated iobenguane is using to treat certain kinds of cancer of the adrenal glands.
When very small doses of radioiodinated iobenguane are given, the radioactivity taken up by the adrenal gland helps find tumors of the adrenal glands. An image of the gland on film or on a computer screen can be provided to help with the diagnosis.
The information that follows applies only to the use of radioiodinated iobenguane in treating cancer of the adrenal gland .
Radioiodinated iobenguane is to be given only by or under the direct supervision of a family doctor with specialized training in nuclear drug. Radioiodinated iobenguane is available in the following dosage form:
A commonly using name for iobenguane is meta-iodobenzylguanidine or mIBG .
*† Not commercially available in the USA and Canada.