Gadograf 1.0 mmol/ml solution for injection - 7.5ml vial

Country: Malta

Language: English

Source: Medicines Authority

Active ingredient:

GADOBUTROL

Available from:

Bayer Public Limited Company

ATC code:

V08CA09

INN (International Name):

GADOBUTROL

Pharmaceutical form:

SOLUTION FOR INJECTION

Composition:

GADOBUTROL 1 millimole(s)/millilitre

Prescription type:

POM

Therapeutic area:

CONTRAST MEDIA

Authorization status:

Authorised

Authorization date:

2019-07-09

Patient Information leaflet

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PACKAGE LEAFLET
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Gadograf 1.0 mmol/ml solution for injection
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PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE PATIENT
GADOGRAF
1.0 MMOL/ML SOLUTION FOR INJECTION
gadobutrol
READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU ARE GIVEN THIS MEDICINE
BECAUSE IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT
INFORMATION FOR YOU.
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Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.
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If you have any further questions, please ask your doctor or the
person giving you Gadograf
(the radiologist) or the hospital/MRI-centre personnel.
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If you get any side effects talk to your doctor or radiologist. This
includes any possible side
effects not listed in this leaflet. See section 4.
WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET
1.
What Gadograf is and what it is used for
2.
What you need to know before you are given Gadograf
3.
How Gadograf will be given
4.
Possible side effects
5.
How to store Gadograf
6.
Contents of the pack and other information
1.
WHAT GADOGRAF IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR
Gadograf is a contrast medium for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
used for diagnostics of the
brain, spine and vessels. Gadograf can also help the doctor find out
the kind (benign or malignant) of
known or suspected abnormalities in the liver and kidneys.
Gadograf can also be used for MRI of abnormalities of other body
regions.
It facilitates visualisation of abnormal structures or lesions and
helps in the differentiation between
healthy and diseased tissue.
It is for use in adults and children of all ages (including term
newborn infants).
HOW GADOGRAF WORKS
MRI is a form of medical diagnostic imaging that uses the behaviour of
water molecules in normal
and abnormal tissues. This is done by a complex system of magnets and
radio waves. Computers
record the activity and translate that into images.
Gadograf is given as an injection into your vein. This medicine is for
diagnostic use only and will
only be administered by healthcare professionals experienced in the
field of clinical MRI practice.
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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU ARE GIVEN GADOGRAF
DO NOT USE GADOGRAF IF YOU
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Summary of Product characteristics

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SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
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NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT
Gadograf 1.0 mmol/ml solution for injection
2.
QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
1 ml of solution for injection contains 604.72 mg gadobutrol
(equivalent to 1.0 mmol gadobutrol
containing 157.25 mg gadolinium).
1 vial with 7.5 ml contains 4535.4 mg gadobutrol,
1 vial with 15 ml contains 9070.8 mg gadobutrol,
1 vial with 30 ml contains 18141.6 mg gadobutrol.
1 bottle with 65 ml contains 39306.8 mg gadobutrol.
Excipient with known effect: 1 ml contains 0.00056 mmol (equivalent to
0.013 mg) of sodium (see
section 4.4).
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For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.
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PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Solution for injection
Clear, colourless to pale yellow liquid.
Physico-chemical properties:
Osmolality at 37 °C: 1603 mOsm/kg H
2
O
Viscosity at 37 °C: 4.96 mPa·s
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CLINICAL PARTICULARS
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THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS
This medicinal product is for diagnostic use only. Gadograf is
indicated in adults and children of all
ages (including term neonates) for:
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Contrast enhancement in cranial and spinal magnetic resonance imaging
(MRI).
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Contrast enhanced MRI of liver or kidneys in patients with high
suspicion or evidence of having
focal lesions to classify these lesions as benign or malignant.
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Contrast enhancement in magnetic resonance angiography (CE-MRA).
Gadograf can also be used for MR Imaging of pathologies of the whole
body.
It facilitates visualisation of abnormal structures or lesions and
helps in the differentiation between
healthy and pathological tissue.
Gadograf should be used only when diagnostic information is essential
and not available with
unenhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
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POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION
GADOGRAF SHOULD ONLY BE ADMINISTERED BY HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS_
_EXPERIENCED IN THE FIELD OF
CLINICAL MRI PRACTICE.
Method of administration
This medicinal product is for intravenous administration only.
The dose required is administered intravenously as a bolus inject