Drug details

Draximage DTPA (technetium tc 99m pentetate injection)

type of Diagnostic Imaging Agents, Radiopharmaceuticals

Draximage DTPA (kit for the preparation of Technetium Tc 99m pentetate injection) is a kit for the preparation of Technetium Tc 99m pentetate injection. Technetium Tc 99m pentetate is a radioactive diagnostic agent indicated for brain imaging in adults; renal visualization, assessment of renal perfusion, and estimation of glomerular filtration rate in adult and pediatric patients; and lung ventilation imaging and evaluation of pulmonary embolism when paired with perfusion imaging in adult and pediatric patients.

This drug may have the following side effects:

• hives,
• difficulty breathing,
• swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat,
• itching,
• rash,
• wheezing,
• red, swollen, blistered, or peeling skin with or without fever,
• tightness in the chest or throat,
• chest pain
• trouble swallowing or talking,
• unusual hoarseness, and