Drug details
VoLumen (barium sulfate suspension)
type of Contrast Media, Other, Radiopharmaceuticals, Diagnostics, Gastrointestinal
VoLumen (barium sulfate suspension) is a positive contrast agent for radiographic studies indicated for use in Computed Tomography (CT scan) to opacify the GI tract.
This drug may have the following side effects:
- nausea,
- vomiting,
- diarrhea and abdominal cramping
The following drugs are related to VoLumen, either as a replacement or used together:
- NeuLumEx (barium sulfate)
- Varibar Thin Honey (barium sulfate oral suspension)
- EZ Cat Dry (barium sulfate powder for suspension)
- Varibar Thin Liquid (barium sulfate suspension)
- EZ-Disk (barium sulfate tablets)
- Cystografin (ditrizoate meglumine injection usp, 30%)
- Gastrografin (diatrizoate meglumine and diatrizoate sodium solution)
- MD-Gastroview (diatrizoate meglumine and diatrizoate sodium solution)
- Sinografin (diatrizoate meglumine and iodipamide meglumine injection)
- Entero Vu (24% barium sulfate suspension)
- Oraltag (iohexol for oral solution)
- Technescan PYP (kit for the preparation of technetium tc 99m pyrophosphate injection)