Země: Jihoafrická republika
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA)
Schering
UROGRAFIN 60% FOR INFUSION SCHEDULING STATUS: S2 PROPRIETARY NAME (and dosage form): UROGRAFIN 60% FOR INFUSION Contrast medium solution for intravenous infusion urography COMPOSITION Urografin 60% for infusion contains a mixture of sodium amidotrizoate and meglumine amidotrizoate in a proportion of 10:66 in aqueous solution (amidotrizoic acid or diatrizoic acid:3,5-bis-acetamido-2,4,6-triiodobenzoic acid). 1 mL contains meglumine amidotrizoate 520 mg, sodium amidotrizoate 80 mg. Each 100 mL bottle contains meglumine amidotrizoate 52 g and sodium amidotrizoate 8 g (contrast medium content 60 g, iodine content 29,2 g). PHARMACOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION A. 28 Contrast media. PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTION Urografin 60% for infusion is a radiodiagnostic agent and, in the recommended doses, has no pharmacological action. • Properties Urografin 60% for infusion is excreted extremely rapidly and in high concentration by the kidneys. INDICATIONS Infusion urography. CONTRA-INDICATIONS Hypersensitivity to iodinated contrast media, thyrotoxicosis, decompensated cardiac insufficiency. DOSAGE AND DIRECTIONS FOR USE • General information Patients must present themselves in a fasted and adequately hydrated state on the day of the examination. Compensation must be made for disturbances of water and electrolyte balance. This applies in particular to patients who are predisposed to such disturbances. In urography, the diagnostic yield is increased if the bowels are empty of faecal matter and gas. On the two days prior to the examination patients should therefore avoid flatulent food, in particular peas, beans and lentils, salads, fruit, dark and fresh bread and all kinds of uncooked vegetables. On the day before the examination, patients should refrain from eating after 6 pm. Moreover, i Přečtěte si celý dokument