Category

• Diagnostic aid, radioactive, adrenomedullary disorders Iobenguane, Radioiodinated
• Diagnostic aid, radioactive, bone disease Sodium Fluoride F 18; Technetium Tc 99m Medronate; Technetium Tc 99m Oxidronate; Technetium Tc 99m Pyrophosphate; Technetium Tc 99m - Pyro- and trimeta- Phosphates
• Diagnostic aid, radioactive, brain disorders Fludeoxyglucose F 18; Indium In 111 Pentetreotide; Iofetamine I 123; Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m; Technetium Tc 99m Exametazime; Technetium Tc 99m Gluceptate; Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate
• Diagnostic aid, radioactive, cardiac disease Ammonia N 13; Fludeoxyglucose F 18; Rubidium Rb 82; Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m; Technetium Tc 99m Albumin; Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi; Technetium Tc 99m Teboroxime; Technetium Tc 99m Tetrofosmin; Thallous Chloride Tl 201
• Diagnostic aid, radioactive, cerebrospinal fluid flow disorders Indium In 111 Pentetate
• Diagnostic aid, radioactive, cerebrovascular disease Ammonia N 13; Iofetamine I 123; Technetium Tc 99m Bicisate; Technetium Tc 99m Exametazime; Xenon Xe 133
• Diagnostic aid, radioactive, colorectal disease Technetium Tc 99m Arcitumomab
• Diagnostic aid, radioactive, cyanocobalamin malabsorption syndromes Cyanocobalamin Co 57
• Diagnostic aid, radioactive, extrahepatic malignant disease Indium In 111 Satumomab Pendetide
• Diagnostic aid, radioactive, fluid and blood loss Radioiodinated Albumin
• Diagnostic aid, radioactive, focal inflammatory lesions Gallium Citrate Ga 67
• Diagnostic aid, radioactive, gastrointestinal bleeding Sodium Chromate Cr 51; Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m; Technetium Tc 99m - Pyro- and trimeta- Phosphates; Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid
• Diagnostic aid, radioactive, hematological disease Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid
• Diagnostic aid, radioactive, hepatic disease Ammonia N 13; Fludeoxyglucose F 18; Technetium Tc 99m Albumin Colloid; Technetium Tc 99m Lidofenin; Technetium Tc 99m Disofenin; Technetium Tc 99m Mebrofenin; Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid
• Diagnostic aid, radioactive, hepatobiliary disorders Technetium Tc 99m Disofenin; Technetium Tc 99m Lidofenin; Technetium Tc 99m Mebrofenin
• Diagnostic aid, radioactive, inflammatory lesions Indium In 111 Oxyquinoline; Technetium Tc 99m Exametazime
• Diagnostic aid, radioactive, iron absorption Ferrous Citrate Fe 59
• Diagnostic aid, iron metabolism Ferrous Citrate Fe 59
• Diagnostic aid, radioactive, nasolacrimal disorders Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m
• Diagnostic aid, radioactive, neoplastic disease Fludeoxyglucose F 18; Gallium Citrate Ga 67; Methionine C 11; Sodium Fluoride F 18; Thallous Chloride Tl 201; Technetium Tc 99m Arcitumomab
• Diagnostic aid, radioactive, neuroendocrine tumors Indium In 111 Pentetreotide; Iobenguane, Radioiodinated
• Diagnostic aid, radioactive, parathyroid disorders Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi; Thallous Chloride Tl 201
• Diagnostic aid, radioactive, pulmonary disease Krypton Kr 81m; Technetium Tc 99m Albumin Aggregated; Technetium Tc 99m Nofetumomab Merpentan; Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate; Xenon Xe 127; Xenon Xe 133
• Diagnostic aid, radioactive, red blood cell disease Sodium Chromate Cr 51
• Diagnostic aid, radioactive, renal disorders Iodohippurate Sodium I 123; Iodohippurate Sodium I 131; Technetium Tc 99m Gluceptate; Technetium Tc 99m Mertiatide; Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate; Technetium Tc 99m Succimer
• Diagnostic aid, radioactive, salivary gland disorders Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m
• Diagnostic aid, radioactive, spleen disease Sodium Chromate Cr 51; Technetium Tc 99m Albumin Colloid; Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid
• Diagnostic aid, radioactive, thyroid disorders Fludeoxyglucose F 18; Indium In 111 Pentetreotide; Radioiodinated Iobenguane; Sodium Iodide I 123; Sodium Iodide I 131; Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m; Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi
• Diagnostic aid, radioactive, thrombosis Indium In 111 Oxyquinoline
• Diagnostic aid, radioactive, urinary tract obstructions Iodohippurate Sodium I 123; Iodohippurate Sodium I 131
• Diagnostic aid, radioactive, vascular disorders Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m

Description Drug

Radiopharmaceuticals - ray-dee-oh-far-ma-SOO-ti-kals are agents using to diagnose certain medical problems or treat certain diseases. They may be given to the patient in few various ways. For example, they may be given by mouth, given by injection, or placed into the eye or into the bladder.

These radiopharmaceuticals are using in the diagnosis of:

• Abscess and infection Gallium Citrate Ga 67, Indium In 111 Oxyquinoline
• Biliary tract blockage Technetium Tc 99m Disofenin, Technetium Tc 99m Lidofenin, Technetium Tc 99m Mebrofenin
• Blood volume studies Radioiodinated Albumin, Sodium Chromate Cr 51
• Blood vessel diseases Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m
• Blood vessel diseases of the brain Ammonia N 13, Iofetamine I 123, Technetium Tc 99m Bicisate, Technetium Tc 99m Exametazime, Xenon Xe 133
• Bone diseases Sodium Fluoride F 18, Technetium Tc 99m Medronate, Technetium Tc 99m Oxidronate, Technetium Tc 99m Pyrophosphate, Technetium Tc 99m - Pyro- and trimeta- Phosphates
• Bone marrow diseases Sodium Chromate Cr 51, Technetium Tc 99m Albumin Colloid, Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid
• Brain diseases and tumors Fludeoxyglucose F 18, Indium In 111 Pentetreotide, Iofetamine I 123, Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m, Technetium Tc 99m Exametazime, Technetium Tc 99m Gluceptate, Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate
• Cancer; tumors Fludeoxyglucose F 18, Gallium Citrate Ga 67, Indium In 111 Pentetreotide, Indium In 111 Satumomab Pendetide, Methionine C 11, Radioiodinated Iobenguane, Sodium Fluoride F 18, Technetium Tc 99m Arcitumomab, Technetium Tc 99m Nofetumomab Merpentan
• Colorectal disease Technetium Tc 99m Arcitumomab
• Disorders of iron metabolism and absorption Ferrous Citrate Fe 59
• Heart disease Ammonia N 13, Fludeoxyglucose F 18, Rubidium Rb 82, Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m, Technetium Tc 99m Albumin, Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi, Technetium Tc 99m Teboroxime, Technetium Tc 99m Tetrofosmin, Thallous Chloride Tl 201
• Heart muscle damage - infarct Ammonia N 13, Fludeoxyglucose F 18, Rubidium Rb 82, Technetium Tc 99m Pyrophosphate, Technetium Tc 99m - Pyro- and trimeta- Phosphates, Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi, Technetium Tc 99m Teboroxime, Technetium Tc 99m Tetrofosmin, Thallous Chloride Tl 201
• Impaired flow of cerebrospinal fluid in brain Indium In 111 Pentetate
• Kidney diseases Iodohippurate Sodium I 123, Iodohippurate Sodium I 131, Iothalamate Sodium I 125, Technetium Tc 99m Gluceptate, Technetium Tc 99m Mertiatide, Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate, Technetium Tc 99m Succimer
• Liver diseases Ammonia N 13, Fludeoxyglucose F 18, Technetium Tc 99m Albumin Colloid, Technetium Tc 99m Disofenin, Technetium Tc 99m Lidofenin, Technetium Tc 99m Mebrofenin, Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid
• Lung diseases Krypton Kr 81m, Technetium Tc 99m Albumin Aggregated, Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate, Xenon Xe 127, Xenon Xe 133
• Parathyroid diseases; parathyroid cancer Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi, Thallous Chloride Tl 201
• Pernicious anemia; improper absorption of vitamin B ₁₂ from intestines Cyanocobalamin Co 57
• Red blood cell diseases Sodium Chromate Cr 51
• Salivary gland diseases Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m
• Spleen diseases Sodium Chromate Cr 51, Technetium Tc 99m Albumin Colloid, Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid
• Stomach and intestinal bleeding Sodium Chromate Cr 51, Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m, Technetium Tc 99m - Pyro- and trimeta- Phosphates, Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid
• Stomach problems Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid
• Tear duct blockage Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m
• Thyroid diseases; thyroid cancer Fludeoxyglucose F 18, Indium In 111 Pentetreotide, Radioiodinated Iobenguane, Sodium Iodide I 123, Sodium Iodide I 131, Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m, Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi
• Urinary bladder diseases Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m

Radiopharmaceuticals are radioactive agents. However, when small amounts are using, the radiation your body receives from them is very low and is considered safe. When larger amounts of these agents are given to treat disease, there may be various effects on the body.

When radiopharmaceuticals are using to help diagnose medical problems, only small amounts are given to the patient. The radiopharmaceutical then passes through, or is taken up by, an organ of the body - which organ depends on what radiopharmaceutical is using and how it has been given. Then the radioactivity is detected and pictures are produced, by special imaging equipment. These pictures allow the nuclear drug family doctor to study how the organ is working and to detect cancer or tumors that may be present in the organ.

Some radiopharmaceuticals are using in larger amounts to treat certain kinds of cancer and other diseases. In those cases, the radioactive agent is taken up in the cancerous area and destroys the effected tissue The information that follows applies only to radiopharmaceuticals when using in small amounts to diagnose medical problems .

The dosages of radiopharmaceuticals that are using to diagnose medical problems will be various for various diseaseds and depend on the type of test. The amount of radioactivity of a radiopharmaceutical is expressed in units called becquerels or curies. Radiopharmaceutical dosages given may be as small as 0.185 megabecquerels - 5 microcuries or as high as 1295 megabecquerels - 35 millicuries. The radiation received from these dosages may be about the same as, or even less than, the radiation received from an x-ray study of the same organ.

Radiopharmaceuticals are to be given only by or under the direct supervision of a family doctor with specialized training in nuclear drug.